Bulgaria's former President Radev wins parliamentary election, official partial results show

Rumen Radev, former Bulgarian president and leader of Progressive Bulgaria coalition, votes during the parliamentary election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

SOFIA, ⁠April ⁠20 (Reuters) - Progressive ‌Bulgaria, the party of ​Bulgaria's ⁠pro-Russian former ⁠President Rumen ⁠Radev ‌was ⁠leading in ​Sunday's ‌parliamentary election ⁠with ​44.7% of ⁠votes, after ​91.68% of votes ⁠were counted, official ​results ⁠showed.

(Reporting by ​Alex ‌Lefkowitz and ​Ivana Sekularac)