Politics

Bulgarian PM hopeful calls for ‘practical’ Russia relations as citizens head to the polls

Eric Kliszcz
 19.04.2026, 14:17
Rumen Radev is expected by many to become Bulgaria’s next prime minister. Photo: PAP/EPA/BORISLAV TROSHEV via fotoserwis
Rumen Radev is expected by many to become Bulgaria’s next prime minister. Photo: PAP/EPA/BORISLAV TROSHEV via fotoserwis

Bulgarians head to the polls in the country’s eighth general election in five years.