Corruption fuels mistrust in Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years
Bulgaria on Sunday held its eighth legislative election in five years, with ex-president Rumen Radev’s grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-corruption movement triggered a long political crisis.
The European Union’s poorest member has been through successive governments since 2021, when anti-corruption rallies ended the conservative administration of long-time leader Boyko Borissov.
Radev, who has called for renewing ties with Russia and opposes military aid to...
Radev leads in Bulgarian election
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