What impact will this have on the political situation in Bulgaria?
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lordillidan5 days ago
+33
Same old, same old. He's the new saviour, who will usher in the golden age, because he's never wielded actual power and so his record is clean. In 3 years no one will admit to supporting him and a new grifter will take his place.
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OldRepresentative5785 days ago
+6
Very likely. Financial crime and corruption are huge problems in Bulgaria.
https://www.firstlinepractitioners.com/money-laundering-in-bulgaria-state-of-affairs-and-policy-implications/
https://www.mediapool.bg/bulgaria-wake-up-corruption-and-money-laundering-go-hand-in-hand-news355573.html
https://truvity.net/en/Resources/the-latest-FATF-recommendations-for-bg/293
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Sweet_Concept22115 days ago
+7
He's Bulgaria's analog of Orban, but less entrenched.
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worldsayshi5 days ago
+2
Will that mean that russia once again has enough support to block Ukraine support in EU?
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Just-Sale-70155 days ago
+5
More like Fico since he's nominally left wing. The BP coalition is mostly (nominally) socialist parties. With extra-parliamentary support from the far right VRMO, because why not?
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OldRepresentative5785 days ago
+7
Radev is also friendly towards the Kremlin.
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-election-russia-rumen-radev-win-exit-poll/
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Vergilliuss5 days ago
+7
Pretty bad - he is a russian asset with absolute parliamentary majority - in theory, whatever Putin wants could pass in the bulgarian parliament in under a week.
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badtemperedpeanut5 days ago
+4
I hope he won’t block Ukraine aid like Orban.
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90gradi5 days ago
+3
I hope Europe wake up, grow some balls and bypass that eventual veto. What could Bulgaria do?
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