Politics

How far can Bulgaria’s election winner really take his Russia-soft instincts as PM [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 20.04.2026, 17:26
Rumen Radev voting in Sofia on election day as his Progressive Bulgaria coalition swept to an outright parliamentary majority. (PAP/EPA)
Rumen Radev voting in Sofia on election day as his Progressive Bulgaria coalition swept to an outright parliamentary majority. (PAP/EPA)

A nine-year record of opposing Ukraine arms meets a eurozone economy running on EU cash.