Bulgarians are about to vote in the country’s eighth election in five years. Unpopular caretaker governments have come and gone, and now victory looks almost certain for former president, Ukraine skeptic and left-winger Rumen Radev.
The country has been in a state of political dysfunction since 2021, when then-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov resigned after nine years in office amid mounting corruption scandals. Its most recent prime minister, unelected caretaker Andrey Gyurov, has been in office since February. Gyurov’s predecessor, Rosen Zhelyazkov, resigned in November amid street protests over corruption and the rising cost of living.
This ele…
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