“Not many people have voted, but in the seventh parliamentary election” in a short time, “a turnout of 38%, that is, higher than in the June election, is an important figure”, political analyst and editor-in-chief of the Boulevard Bulgaria website, Sibina Grigorova, told SIR news agency, following the parliamentary election in Bulgaria. In her view, “this very fragmented parliament, with nine parties, reflects a variety of opinions and visions among Bulgarians on how the country should be governed”. “Of course – she continued –, forming a government will be difficult, but paradoxically, I believe that with so many parties sitting in parliament, traditional political forces will feel more ‘threatened’ and thus more motivated to find a solution”. Ms Grigorova believes that “it will not be possible to form a government without the reformists of the coalition “We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria”, who came second, but, in any case, “two more seats will be needed to have a majority. In other words, governing will be a real challenge”. “The good news – she noted – is that the pro-Russian party ‘Renaissance’ came third and the predictions of its success have failed”. According to the analyst, “the major dividing line in Bulgarian politics is the relationship with Russia because Moscow’s hybrid war has political projections in Bulgaria”. Ms Grigorova also pointed to a possible vote-buying. There is no concrete evidence so far, “but many questions have been raised especially around the controversial politician and entrepreneur Delyan Peevski”, leader of the new wing of the Turkish minority party DPS-A New Beginning. “As a political figure, Peevski, according to the polls, enjoys the support of 4% of Bulgarians – she concluded –, but it is curious that his new party reached 11.35%. Indeed, the problem lies in the fact that there are Bulgarians who are willing to receive money in exchange for their vote”.