Bulgaria exit polls: Former president Rumen Radev set to win parliamentary vote

By&nbspMarina Stoimenova from Sofia

Published on 19/04/2026 - 20:05 GMT+2

The aboriginal elections held successful Bulgaria person near a effect with a beardown governmental interaction successful Europe. Former President Rumen Radev is emerging arsenic the victor aft prevailing successful exit polls. Radev, a erstwhile combatant pilot, stepped down arsenic Bulgaria's president successful January. He’s been considered affable to Russia

His conjugation would person achieved astir 37% of the votes, acold up of the blimpish GERB party, led by Boiko Borissov, which would stay astatine astir 16%.

The turnout of radical voting is high, implicit 45%.