Bulgaria’s 2026 Parliamentary Elections: Radev’s Nationalist Victory and Implications for the EU Feature Image

Bulgaria’s 2026 Parliamentary Elections: Radev’s Nationalist Victory and Implications for the EU

Summary The April 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary elections resulted in a historic landslide for Progressive Bulgaria, the new party led by former President Rumen Radev. Securing 44.6% of the vote and an outright parliamentary majority—the first since 1997—Radev’s victory follows years of political instability and signals a

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