Radev resigned from the presidency in January to run in the vote, which followed mass protests and the collapse of the previous government in December. Progressive Bulgaria won 44.6% of the vote, enough to govern without a coalition partner and deliver Bulgaria’s first single‑party parliamentary majority since 1997. Radev, a former air force chief, is widely described as Russia‑leaning and Euroskeptic; he has criticized sanctions on Moscow and opposed expanded military aid to Ukraine, though analysts expect him to avoid an open clash with Brussels.