Ex-Communists Lose Parliamentary Vote
A fervently anti-Communist alliance triumphed in parliamentary elections, crushing the ex-Communists blamed for the Balkan nation’s economic misery. Bulgarians staged a month of peaceful protests this winter to force the early elections and oust the former Communists less than 2 1/2 years after they regained power in the former Soviet ally. The Union of Democratic Forces won 56% of the votes, according to an exit poll by Gallup International. The former Communists’ renamed Socialist Party won 19%, with smaller parties taking the rest, Gallup said.
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