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The Independent UK · Apr 20

Who is Rumen Radev, the former fighter pilot on course to be Bulgaria's next PM?

Bulgaria's former president hailed a "victory of hope" after his Progressive Bulgaria coalition topped the polls in Sunday’s election, the eighth such parliamentary vote in five years.

Euronews · Apr 20

Bulgaria's Kremlin-friendly ex-president wins sweeping election victory

Bulgarian former president Rumen Radev, an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia, has won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections that could spell an end to the country's half-decade of political uncertainty but also potentially push the EU and NATO member state closer to Moscow.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 20

Bulgaria votes in eighth election in five years

Bulgarians headed to the polls on Sunday in their eighth election in five years, with former president Rumen Radev's anti-corruption bloc leading in polls.

Euronews · Apr 19

Bulgaria votes for eighth time since 2021 as it struggles to end political chaos

Bulgaria on Sunday held its eighth legislative election in five years, with ex-president Rumen Radev's grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 19

Young Bulgarians hold out for change in eighth election in five years

Voters broadly split along generational lines as pro-Russian former president leads in polls

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18

After Hungary, will the Budapest effect spread to Bulgaria as the country prepares to vote Sunday?

Polling suggests former President Rumen Radev’s new outfit Progressive Bulgaria could secure first place. His rise has fueled comparisons to Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Yet the parallel cuts both ways.

Euronews · Apr 17

Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday's election

Bulgarians are holding an early election that could bring to power a left-leaning ex-president

The Independent UK · Apr 17

Watch: Sunday elections — Bulgaria's fight for stable government?

Bulgaria heads to the polls this Sunday for its eighth parliamentary election in five years. The country is the poorest in the EU according to GDP per capita, and the electorate is exhausted by a prolonged political crisis. So, who is stepping in to fill the void?

Euronews · Apr 17

Bulgaria gripped by mysterious deaths of six people in mountains

Case is shrouded in fevered speculation as prosecutors say autopsies show two of the deceased were “probably” murdered

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10