https://freerepublic.com/tag/radev/ en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4375685/posts Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria’s parliamentary election by a landslide, ​official results showed on Monday, crushing long-dominant political forces and possibly pushing ⁠the EU and NATO member state closer to Moscow. The performance, exceeding opinion poll forecasts, is one ​of the strongest results for a single party in a generation and may end, for now, the chronic instability that led to eight elections in five years. Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party had 44.7% of the vote after 97.52% of ballots were counted, suggesting it could rule alone, but he has not ruled out a coalition with a pro-European... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4375685/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:02 GMT