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Sofia, July 11 Bulgar all over the world went to the polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections.More than 6.7 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 15 political parties and eight coalitions, according to official data.As many as 13,005 polling stations opened across the country at 7 a.m. and are due to close at 8 p.m., the Central Election Commission of Bulgaria said.Meanwhile, 782 more ballot boxes are available in 68 countries for Bulgar living abroad to cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.Polling stations in New Zealand opened first, followed by those in Australia.Election day abroad will end the last in San Francisco, the Foreign Ministry said.According to the country's legislation, parties and coalitions need to gain at least 4 per cent of the votes to enter the parliament.The votes received by those failed to enter the parliament will be redistributed proportionally to the qualified parties and coalitions.Exit polls will be announced immediately after stations closed in Bulgaria, and official results are expected on Thursday.The previous parliamentary elections in Bulgaria were held on April 4 this year.The then ruling party GERB together with its ally Union of Democratic Forces got only 75 seats and failed to form a government, while both of "There Is Such A People," the second largest party inParliament with 51 seats, and Bulgarian Socialist Party, the third largest party with 43 seats, refused the proposal by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev to form a government.Therefore, in accordance to the country's constitution, Radev has signed a decree on the holding of new parliamentary elections, dissolved the National Assembly, and appointed a caretaker government.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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