Delyan Peevski

Bulgaria's new government challenges Delyan Peevski's hold on power after elections.

Pro-Russian Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria won parliament's first majority since 1997, likely to sound like Viktor Orban on foreign policy but act more like Robert Fico, supporting EU defense initiatives while voicing domestic disagreements.

Radev wins Bulgaria's election with a projected 44% of the vote, securing an outright majority.

Bulgarian voters chose pro-Russian eurosceptic Rumen Radev as frontrunner in Sunday's eighth election in five years, seeking stability and anti-corruption reforms amid cost-of-living crisis and endemic political instability.

Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev is favored to win Sunday's election.

Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, a Russia-sympathizer opposing Ukraine aid, won Sunday's election with 38% support, positioning him to end years of political deadlock and form a coalition government with potential pro-EU partners.

Pro-Russian Rumen Radev's new party won Bulgaria's first parliamentary majority since 1997, likely positioning the country as a less disruptive EU thorn than Hungary, though he may rhetorically oppose EU policies while supporting Ukraine sanctions and defense integration.

Bulgaria's eighth parliamentary election in five years positions pro-Russia-skeptical former President Rumen Radev as frontrunner, raising Western concerns he could become Putin's tool within NATO and the EU despite his coalition's stated European commitments.

Bulgaria's Radev may become its Magyar, challenging the system built by Boyko Borissov.

Bulgaria's ex-President Radev's landslide April 2024 election victory with 44.6% support fuels concerns over Russia-friendly EU policies, though analysts expect cooling rather than reversing Ukraine relations within NATO-bound Bulgaria's EU consensus framework.

Bulgaria's eighth parliamentary election in five years sees frontrunner Rumen Radev, accused of pro-Russian leanings, potentially winning amid corruption concerns and oligarch influence, risking closer EU-NATO member ties to Moscow.

Bulgarians voted in large numbers, favoring parties promising change and anti-corruption efforts.

Bulgaria holds a snap parliamentary election on April 19 amid a political crisis and corruption protests.