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19/04/2026 21:39 (UTC)

BULGARIA ELECTIONS (ADDS VIDEO)

Pro-Russian Eurosceptic candidate wins Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

​Varna, Bulgaria, Apr 19 (EFE).- The pro-Russian and Eurosceptic Rumen Radev won Bulgaria's parliamentary elections with up to 39% of the vote, a clear victory but insufficient to govern alone,...
Sofia, April 19 (EFE).- The pro-Russian and eurosceptic Rumen Radev won the legislative elections in Bulgaria with up to 39% of the vote, a clear victory but insufficient to govern alone, according to the first exit polls.

CAMERA: BORISLAV TROSHEV

FOOTAGE OF BULGARIAN FORMER PRESIDENT RUMEN RADEV, THE BIG FAVORITE IN THE ELECTIONS, AFTER BEING PROJECTED AS THE WINNER OF THE ELECTIONS.

  • Date: 19/04/2026 06:02 (UTC)
  • Credit: EFE
  • Source: EPA
  • Author: BORISLAV TROSHEV
  • Topic: Politics » Election
Rumen Radev, leader of the Progressive Bulgaria (PB) coalition, casts his ballot during the parliamentary elections in Sofia, Bulgaria, 19 April 2026. EFE/EPA/BORISLAV TROSHEV

  • Date: 17/04/2026 10:14 (UTC)
  • Credit: EFE
  • Source: EPA
  • Author: BORISLAV TROSHEV
  • Topic: Politics » Election
A woman passes by a campaign posters of the Revival party in Sofia, Bulgaria, 17 April 2026. EFE/EPA/BORISLAV TROSHEV

Sofia, April 19 (EFE/EPA).- More than 6.5 million Bulgarian citizens are eligible to vote in the elections that began at 7:00 a.m. local time (4:00 a.m. GMT), in the hope of putting an end to the political instability that has led the country to hold eight parliamentary elections since 2021 without achieving a stable government.

CAMERA: BORISLAV TROSHEV

FOOTAGE OF POLLING STATIONS AND FORMER BULGARIAN PRESIDENT RUMEN RADEV, THE CLEAR FAVORITE IN THE ELECTIONS, CASTING HIS VOTE.

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Pro-Russian Eurosceptic candidate wins Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

Pro-Russian Eurosceptic candidate wins Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

Pro-Russian Eurosceptic candidate wins Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

Pro-Russian Eurosceptic candidate wins Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

Pro-Russian Eurosceptic candidate wins Bulgaria's parliamentary elections

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