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| Bulgaria 'run-off due to turnout' | Bulgaria 'run-off due to turnout' |
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| Incumbent Georgi Parvanov has a large lead in the Bulgarian presidential election, according to exit polls, but faces a run-off because of low turnout. | |
| Exit polls gave the Socialist leader more than 60% of the vote in the first round but turnout was said to have fallen below the 50% threshold. | Exit polls gave the Socialist leader more than 60% of the vote in the first round but turnout was said to have fallen below the 50% threshold. |
| If confirmed, he would face a run-off next Sunday against nearest rival, ultra-nationalist leader Volen Siderov. | If confirmed, he would face a run-off next Sunday against nearest rival, ultra-nationalist leader Volen Siderov. |
| Exit polls gave Mr Siderov just over 20% of the vote. | Exit polls gave Mr Siderov just over 20% of the vote. |
| Mr Parvanov's first reaction was to thank supporters for the "convincing result". | Mr Parvanov's first reaction was to thank supporters for the "convincing result". |
| He said of the run-off: "When one has such a ratio, there is nothing to worry about." | He said of the run-off: "When one has such a ratio, there is nothing to worry about." |
| Nato membership | Nato membership |
| An exit poll by the National Centre for Public Opinion Surveys put the turnout at just 38%. | An exit poll by the National Centre for Public Opinion Surveys put the turnout at just 38%. |
| A second, by Gallup, put the figure at 39.97% an hour before polling closed. | A second, by Gallup, put the figure at 39.97% an hour before polling closed. |
| It gave Mr Parvanov 64.6% to 20.3% for Mr Siderov of the Attack party. | It gave Mr Parvanov 64.6% to 20.3% for Mr Siderov of the Attack party. |
| BBC Central Europe reporter, Nick Thorpe, says President Parvanov will be both satisfied and frustrated by the result. | BBC Central Europe reporter, Nick Thorpe, says President Parvanov will be both satisfied and frustrated by the result. |
| Our correspondent says Mr Parvanov looks set to win next Sunday although the deep poverty of a significant part of the population and disagreements over Nato membership have helped Mr Siderov and his nationalists. | Our correspondent says Mr Parvanov looks set to win next Sunday although the deep poverty of a significant part of the population and disagreements over Nato membership have helped Mr Siderov and his nationalists. |
| Next Sunday the candidate who secures most votes will win, regardless of turnout. | Next Sunday the candidate who secures most votes will win, regardless of turnout. |
| The president is largely a figurehead position as power lies with the prime minister. | The president is largely a figurehead position as power lies with the prime minister. |