Bulgaria Votes Amid Anti-Corruption Push

Bulgaria's general election is being closely watched as a potential turning point for the European Union's poorest member state.

The campaign has been dominated by concerns over entrenched corruption and the country's complex relationship with Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Rumen Radev, a pro-Russian figure who stepped down from the presidency to lead his party, is challenging the pro-European establishment.

Voters are expressing deep fatigue with the political impasse, which has hindered economic progress and delayed Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone.