Bulgaria election

Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly ex-president wins election in landslide

Progressive Bulgaria’s tally put it far ahead of the pro-European We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition with 12.6 percent, and the long-dominant GERB party, ‌led by former Prime ‌Minister Boyko Borissov, at 13.4 percent

By Reuters · 20 April 2026