Bulgaria's Kremlin-friendly ex-president set for landslide election win

Apr 20, 2026 - 14:00
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Bulgaria's Kremlin-friendly ex-president set for landslide election win
An older man in a suit jacket and white shirt stands on stairs talking to journalists

A pro-Russian former president, Rumen Radev, is set for a runaway victory in Bulgaria's election and may even secure a parliamentary majority, exit polls showed, potentially ending years of weak coalition governments and altering the European Union member's foreign policy.