(12 May 2013)
1. Close of Boiko Borisov, head of GERB centre right former ruling party, entering polls
2. Cutaway of camera crews
3. Mid of Borisov as he is presented a football T shirt with his name on it by a member of the electoral commission
4. Cutaway of camera crew
5. Mid of Borisov taking ID card out from his pocket, zoom in to ID in his hand
6. Cutaway of ballots
7. Mid of Borisov taking his ballot and going to booth
8. Cutaway of camera crew
9. Close of vote sign, zoom out to Borisov exiting voting booth
10. Close of Borisov's hand casting ballot, pull out to him holding ballot to cameras
11. Mid of cameramen waiting at exit
12. SOUNDBITE: (Bulgarian) Boiko Borisov, head of GERB centre right former ruling party:
"These elections passed under the motto of heavy and permanent attacks towards our party. From A to Z, from the wire tapping accusation which until today is not confirmed. Have you heard any other accusations except against me and my party? All other parties that have been in power for 20 years have agreed on a war against us."
13. Mid of Borisov leaving
STORYLINE:
Bulgaria's former prime minister Boiko Borisov voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday accusing rival parties of agreeing to "a war against us."
Hours later two exit polls indicated that his centre-right party and its main challenger, the Socialists, had finished first and second in Sunday's parliamentary election, with neither one winning a majority needed to form a government.
If that outcome is confirmed, it could lead to more political and economic instability in this financially strapped Balkan nation.
The Alpha Research exit poll said Borisov's GERB party won 31.1 percent, with the Socialists were second with 27.1 percent.
A separate exit poll by Sova Harris said Borisov's party won 31 percent of the vote, with the Socialists at 25.3 percent.
After voting in the town of Bankya outside the capital Sofia, Borisov also commented on a wiretapping scandal, saying that it has yet to be confirmed.
The election campaign was marred by revelations of illegal wiretapping of politicians, with prosecutors alleging that former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov was responsible for illegally eavesdropping on political opponents during his term.
The scandal deepened as wiretaps leaked in the media revealed that Borisov allegedly had summoned Sofia's chief prosecutor to discuss details of the bribery probe, leading to suspicions of government interference.
Bulgaria has been led by a caretaker government since Borisov resigned in February.
He guided his Citizens for Bulgaria's European Development party to victory in 2009, but stepped down amid sometimes violent protests against poverty, high utility bills and corruption.
Six years after Bulgaria's entry into the European Union, the state of 7.3 (m) million remains the bloc's poorest member.
Austerity measures designed to reduce public debt have been unpopular.
They include curbing state spending on social programmes such as health care and education.
Many Bulgarians feel squeezed by low wages - the lowest in the EU at 400 euros (524 US dollars) a month - and relentless inflation.
They feel betrayed by promises that joining the EU would bring them a better life. Now, more than 22 percent of the people live below the official poverty line.
According to official statistics, the unemployment rate is 12 percent, but experts suggest that the real rate is more than 18 percent.
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