Bulgaria votes as pro-Russian former president leads in the polls
Eighth election in five years comes after government collapse in December, with stability and cost of living key issues
Bulgarians are voting in the eighth parliamentary election in five years, with the clear frontrunner, the pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev, promising to stamp out corruption and end a succession of weak, short-lived governments.
Radev, a Eurosceptic former fighter pilot who has opposed military support for Ukraine, stepped down from the presidency in January to run in the election, which comes after https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/11/bulgarian-government-resigns-mass-anti-corruption-protests">mass demonstrations forced out the previous government in December.
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