{"id":208068,"date":"2026-04-20T16:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=208068"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:02:39","slug":"former-president-becomes-prime-minister-rumen-radev-won-convincingly-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/former-president-becomes-prime-minister-rumen-radev-won-convincingly-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"FORMER PRESIDENT BECOMES PRIME MINISTER: Rumen Radev won convincingly in the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Five political groups are entering the 52nd convocation of the National Assembly of Bulgaria following today’s parliamentary elections held in that country. The party “Progressive Bulgaria,” led by former president Rumen Radev, has won convincingly, according to preliminary results. They won more than 120 out of 240 parliamentary seats.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leader of the “Progressive Bulgaria” party, Rumen Radev, stated after exit polls announced that the party won today’s parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, that he will work on forming a stable government and that his party will not allow repeat elections, emphasizing that it would be “catastrophic” for Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radev, as reported by the Bulgarian agency BTA, told journalists that he hopes Bulgaria will not be forced to go to the polls again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will do everything to prevent new elections. That would be a disaster for Bulgaria. It would mean moving from crisis to crisis, and what we need to do is work hard to emerge from those crises,” Radev said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that his party is ready for various options so that Bulgaria can have a parliament-elected and stable government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked by journalists if a minority government is possible, Radev said that everything will be clear after the announcement of the official results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radev particularly emphasized the importance of judicial reform, stressing that it is necessary to replace the Bulgarian Supreme Judicial Council.
He expressed hope that, in cooperation with other parties, concrete changes will be achieved in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Expectations are high, and with them the hopes, which carries a great responsibility,” Radev pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyko Borisov’s GERB-SDS coalition was second in the elections with 15.1 percent of the votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is followed by the “We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria” list with 13.3 percent, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) with 8.1 percent, as well as “Vazrazhdane” with 5.0 percent, according to Bulgarian Novinite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “BSP – United Left” coalition won 4.2 percent of the votes, thereby crossing the electoral threshold.
Turnout in the elections was 43.4 percent by 8 p.m., according to data from the Trend agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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