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After the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, the victory in Bulgaria by Rumen Radev will install a new pro-Russian voice within the European Union.
Last week, Brussels was relieved by the defeat of Viktor Orbán, a Kremlin ally. But Brussels was put back on guard this week after voters elected a pro-Russia party in Bulgaria.
Putin, former fighter pilot has been voted in as Bulgaria’s newest leader in a landslide victory with Kremlin officials looking “favourably” on the result. Rumen Radev, 62,
A pro-Russian ex-fighter pilot is the favourite to win elections in Bulgaria, raising fears of a new Viktor Orbán who could undermine European unity over Ukraine.
Bulgarians will vote in their eighth parliamentary election in five years on April 19. Former President Rumen Radev is projected to win. Radev, who has a record of pro-Russian stances, is pledging to fight corruption.