Bulgaria's Kremlin-friendly former president Radev wins parliamentary election

Progressive ⁠Bulgaria, the ​party of Bulgaria's ​pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev was leading in ​Sunday's ‌parliamentary ⁠election with 44.59% ‌of votes, after 32% of ⁠votes were counted, official results ​showed. Radev, a eurosceptic ‌and former fighter pilot who opposes military ‌support for Ukraine's ​war effort against Moscow, stepped down from the ​presidency in January ​to run.

Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev, an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia, took an absolute majority in parliamentary elections that could spell an end to the country's half-decade of political uncertainty, according to near complete vote results on Monday. The European Union's poorest member has experienced eight votes since 2021, when anti-graft rallies brought down the conservative administration of long-time pro-European leader Boyko Borissov. Bulgaria's former.

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