
Exit polls indicate former president Rumen Radev, seen as aligned with Moscow, is set to win Bulgaria’s election, with his Progressive Bulgaria grouping nearing 40% of the vote. Radev framed the vote as a chance to take power from oligarchs while calling for relations of mutual respect with Russia. If confirmed, his victory would shift Bulgaria’s foreign-policy balance, affect coalition math in Sofia, and heighten regional concern about Russian influence amid a series of tightly contested European ballots.
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