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Bulgaria: Pro-Russia Rumen Radev on course to win election

Rumen Radev's new center-left party, Progressive Bulgaria, is on course to win Bulgaria's eighth general election in five years. But Radev's pro-Moscow tilt puts pressure on Brussels. Grouped from 4 articles across 3 sources.

4 reports3 sourcesApr 20, 2026, 9:16 AM
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DWApr 20, 2026, 9:16 AM

Bulgaria: Pro-Russia Rumen Radev on course to win election

Rumen Radev's new center-left party, Progressive Bulgaria, is on course to win Bulgaria's eighth general election in five years. But Radev's pro-Moscow tilt puts pressure on Brussels.

The Globe and MailApr 19, 2026, 9:24 PM

Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president Radev set for landslide election win, exit polls show

Radev is a euroskeptic and former fighter pilot who opposes military support for Ukraine’s war effort against Moscow

DWApr 19, 2026, 5:19 PM

Bulgaria: Pro-Russian Radev leading after parliamentary vote, exit polls show

Exit polls put Rumen Radev's new, left-leaning, pro-Russian party far ahead following Bulgaria's eighth election in five years. Radev, a former fighter pilot, stepped down as Bulgaria's president in January.

The Straits TimesApr 19, 2026, 1:09 AM

Bulgaria votes as pro-Russian former president leads the polls

Bulgarians went to the polls on April 19 in the eighth parliamentary election in five years.

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Rumen Radev – an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia - looked set to top the polls in the country’s eighth election in five years Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev – an EU critic who has called for… Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.

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