Polls open for Bulgaria's seventh parliamentary election in less than four years, with dim hope of an end to political turmoil that has favoured the country's far right. The European Union's poorest member state has been at a standstill since 2020, when massive anti-corruption protests brought down the cabinet of conservative three-time prime minister Boyko Borisov. Six consecutive votes so far have failed to yield a stable government. Borisov's GERB party looks set to top the vote, currently polling at around 26 percent. IMAGES