
Election Victory: Radev Named Bulgarian PM
A new coalition secured Bulgaria’s first outright parliamentary majority since 1997, winning 131 of 240 seats in the April 19th election.

A new coalition secured Bulgaria’s first outright parliamentary majority since 1997, winning 131 of 240 seats in the April 19th election.

The incoming Bulgarian leader rules out sending weapons to Kyiv but signals he will not block EU-wide decisions.

The Kremlin lauded Radev’s readiness “to resolve problems through dialogue.”

One pro-EU official has described the result of the Bulgaria election as “deeply concerning.”

The former Bulgarian president said this was a “victory of hope over distrust, a victory of freedom over fear.”

Bulgaria’s former president now leads a newly formed political grouping, with polls suggesting it could win around 35% of the vote.

Former president Rumen Radev’s party is tipped to win Sunday’s vote, but forming a stable government will be hard.

Polls suggest the political grouping—freshly registered in Sofia—could secure more than 30% of the vote in the upcoming election.

Polish conservative politician Ryszard Czarnecki revealed that a new government in Sofia would likely join the Central and Eastern European states that “view Kyiv from afar.”

Sofia may align more closely with Orbán, Fico, and Babiš if former president Rumen Radev wins the spring parliamentary elections.