Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president set for landslide election win, exit polls show
RADEV MAY HAVE TO COMPROMISE In his campaign, Radev drew comparisons with Hungary’s pro-Kremlin former Prime Minister Viktor Orban when he talked about improving relations with Moscow and resuming the free flow of Russian oil and gas into Europe. He also criticised the EU for relying too heavily on renewable energy. It is not clear how much his views will impact the foreign policy of Bulgaria, a NATO member on the EU’s southeastern flank which joined the euro zone in January — a move Radev has criticised. He said he would be willing to work on judicial reform with the pro-European reformist We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition, which came third in the Alpha Research exit polls with 11.3 per cent. A minority government was also an option in the 240-seat parliament, Radev said. “Bulgaria will make efforts to continue its European path,” he said. “But a strong Bulgaria and strong Europe … needs pragmatism because Europe has fallen victim to its own ambition to be a moral leader in a world without rules.” …
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