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Party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president ahead in exit polls

Rumen Radev’s centre-left Progressive Bulgaria group ran on anti-corruption platform in country’s eighth election in five years The party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russia former president Rumen Radev has come first in the… Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

4 reports4 sourcesApr 19, 2026, 8:54 PM
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The GuardianApr 19, 2026, 8:54 PM

Party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president ahead in exit polls

Rumen Radev’s centre-left Progressive Bulgaria group ran on anti-corruption platform in country’s eighth election in five years The party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russia former president Rumen Radev has come first in the country’s eighth parliamentary elections in five years, according to exit polls, but without securing a majority. Radev, who resigned as president in January, ran on a pledge to fight corruption after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis. Continue reading...

Al JazeeraApr 19, 2026, 8:47 PM

Exit poll shows former President Radev’s party set to win Bulgaria election

Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party projected to win 38.1 percent of the vote in parliamentary election.

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.

Financial TimesApr 19, 2026, 5:19 PM

Pro-Russia ex-president on course to win Bulgaria’s elections

Rumen Radev’s anti-Europe stance makes a stable coalition unlikely, say analysts

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