Politics

Kremlin-friendly ex-president sweeps to landslide election victory in Bulgaria

20.04.2026, 07:14

Rumen Radev (C), leader of the Progressive Bulgaria (PB) coalition, speaks to the media following the first exit polls after the parliamentary elections in Sofia. — Rumen Radev (C), leader of the Progressive Bulgaria (PB) coalition, speaks to the media following the first exit polls after the parliamentary elections in Sofia. PAP/EPA/BORISLAV TROSHEV

Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria's parliamentary election by a landslide, official results showed on Monday, crushing long-dominant political forces and possibly pushing the EU and NATO member state closer to Moscow.