Sofia ¨C When Rumen Radev stepped down from his role as president of Bulgaria in January to run in Sunday¡¯s parliamentary election, he urged voters to ditch the ¡°corrupt officials, conspirators and extremists¡± that he said were running the country.
Bulgarians responded by handing the former fighter pilot the single biggest vote haul in a generation. The outcome will allow Radev to head Bulgaria¡¯s first single-party government in nearly three decades, and paves the way for greater political stability after eight ?elections in five years.
Radev, 62, described the result as a ¡°victory of hope over distrust, a victory of freedom over fear.¡±
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