2026-04-20 c51e18d9371ada762ae85b49531e6a44f54afc3d 8 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election 1 /wiki/2026%20bulgarian%20parliamentary%20election National Assembly 116 /wiki/national%20assembly%20(bulgaria) Progressive Bulgaria 14 /wiki/progressive%20bulgaria Rumen Radev 71 /wiki/rumen%20radev centre-left 2 /wiki/centre-left president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20bulgaria 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election National Assembly Progressive Bulgaria Rumen Radev centre-left president 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election 2026-04-19 d245374c28d2c714d1e0053c5b169bc78c21b985 30 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election National Assembly Progressive Bulgaria Rumen Radev president 5 /feed/2026/04/19/bulgarians-vote-for-240-seats-of-the-national-assembly-in-the-nation-s-eighth-election-since-april-2021-former-presiden Bulgarians vote for 240 seats of the National Assembly in the nation's eighth election since April 2021. Former president Rumen Radev leads the soft eurosceptic Progressive Bulgaria coalition, the frontrunner of the election according to opinion polls. 2026-01-23 8c9e04791d67108edf59a5b45d20f27863bb5915 /feed/2026/01/23/iliana-iotova-becomes-the-first-female-president-of-bulgaria-after-the-resignation-of-rumen-radev Iliana Iotova becomes the first female president of Bulgaria after the resignation of Rumen Radev.  1769670461 2026-01-23 5141054c25866f0613d78c6cde8f8b733aaca584 20 Rumen Radev president 2 /feed/2026/01/23/iliana-iotova-becomes-the-first-female-president-of-bulgaria-following-the-resignation-of-rumen-radev Iliana Iotova becomes the first female president of Bulgaria following the resignation of Rumen Radev.  2026-01-20 903fae5ceb47dc3d5c55fadd24bfa79dc0c1f507 12 Rumen Radev president 2 /feed/2026/01/20/bulgarian-president-rumen-radev-resigns-marking-the-first-voluntary-resignation-of-the-country-s-president-in-its-post Bulgarian president Rumen Radev resigns, marking the first voluntary resignation of the country's president in its post-communist history. Vice president Iliyana Yotova is sworn in as acting president, becoming the country's first female president. 2025-09-18 0d90e4e0a8811dbda9f97bfad9582f48e2f18d32 18 National Assembly 1 /feed/2025/09/18/bulgarian-prime-minister-rosen-zhelyazkov-s-government-survives-their-fifth-vote-of-no-confidence-this-year-over-alleged Bulgarian prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's government survives their fifth vote of no-confidence this year over alleged failures to reform the justice and security sectors, with 133 lawmakers opposing and 101 supporting the motion. 2025-01-15 25cad1ef05bc64807fe5c31094facfafc8af6dcb /feed/2025/01/15/rosen-zhelyazkov-of-the-gerb-sds-coalition-is-tasked-by-bulgarian-president-rumen-radev-with-forming-the-new-goverment Rosen Zhelyazkov of the GERB–SDS coalition is tasked by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev with forming the new goverment, following the parliamentary election in October 2024. 1737580398 2025-01-15 58e6ec87e5253cd947100945dbac5c4e8ac8e644 20 Rumen Radev president 2 /feed/2025/01/15/rosen-zhelyazkov-of-the-gerb-sds-coalition-is-tasked-by-bulgarian-president-rumen-radev-with-forming-the-new-government Rosen Zhelyazkov of the GERB–SDS coalition is tasked by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev with forming the new government, following the parliamentary election in October 2024. 2023-12-4 601424e7de30c190cf4ab0e6f02301aa90e0dcea 13 National Assembly Rumen Radev president 3 /feed/2023/12/4/president-of-bulgaria-rumen-radev-vetoes-a-proposed-agreement-to-provide-ukraine-with-armored-vehicles-returning-the-ag President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev vetoes a proposed agreement to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles, returning the agreement to parliament. 2021-11-22 74e9d4ecc51562657afed071ffa353d82344f07f /feed/2021/11/22/the-united-states-expresses-its-deep-concern-over-bulgarian-president-rumen-radev-s-remarks-referring-to-crimea-as-r The United States expresses its "deep concern" over Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's remarks, referring to Crimea as "Russian". Radev has expressed his views of maintaining "pragmatic ties" with Russia. The statement by the US comes after Ukraine summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Kyiv three days ago. 1637615183 2021-11-22 00312ca4a3cf587c48e1953a9b5993466b7673fa 24 Rumen Radev president 2 /feed/2021/11/22/the-united-states-expresses-a-deep-concern-over-bulgarian-president-rumen-radev-s-remarks-where-he-referred-to-crimea The United States expresses a "deep concern" over Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's remarks, where he referred to Crimea as "Russian". Radev has expressed his views of maintaining "pragmatic ties" with Russia. The statement by the United States comes after Ukraine summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Kyiv three days ago. 2020-08-14 baebd30c96c42df07fc13bfbfb143aa681643f3e 31 National Assembly 1 /feed/2020/08/14/prime-minister-boyko-borisov-pledges-to-resign-if-the-nation-s-national-assembly-passes-his-motion-to-call-for-a-constit Prime Minister Boyko Borisov pledges to resign if the nation's National Assembly passes his motion to call for a constituent assembly to change the nation's constitution. 2016-11-6 3175b8cd44f10a51bc747c438053ca36ac2b0e00 10 Rumen Radev 1 /feed/2016/11/6/voters-in-bulgaria-go-to-the-polls-for-a-presidential-election-with-exit-polls-showing-no-candidate-receiving-the-major Voters in Bulgaria go to the polls for a presidential election, with exit polls showing no candidate receiving the majority necessary to win outright, and Rumen Radev and Tsetska Tsacheva likely to face one another in a run-off on 13 November. 2011-12-4 533e28b2b50df27e3b929d3794e031ca29db30b1 /feed/2011/12/4/voters-in-slovenia-go-to-the-polls-for-a-parliamentary-election-with-early-results-showing-positive-slovenia-with-an-ear Voters in Slovenia go to the polls for a parliamentary election with early results showing Positive Slovenia with an early lead. 1776675470 2011-12-4 f58eaa46c99aa42bfdb86d0c2efe22e5f80324be 5 centre-left 1 /feed/2011/12/4/voters-in-croatia-go-to-the-polls-for-a-parliamentary-election-with-an-exit-poll-showing-the-centre-left-kukuriku-coalit Voters in Croatia go to the polls for a parliamentary election with an exit poll showing the centre-left Kukuriku coalition set to win a majority. /feed/2026/04/20/preliminary-results-from-yesterday-s-election-reveal-that-the-centre-left-progressive-bulgaria-coalition-led-by-former AP 20 f051d231feb39b6bbc5c40c4adc5af9591ef5c6a 4 https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-election-radev-borissov-corruption-russia-oligarchs-2f821c5a659a8ca4ab9dfe28b9138236 2026 DW 20 44c2a275b491fe3a1638d8133a5b6866a721af0b 4 https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-enters-uncharted-territory-as-radev-wins-big/a-76856059 2026 Preliminary results from yesterday's election reveal that the centre-left Progressive Bulgaria coalition, led by former president Rumen Radev, secured a majority of seats in the National Assembly.