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Progressive Bulgaria, led by former president Rumen Radev, secures a landslide victory in Bulgarias parliamentary election, with thirty-seven percent of the vote. Radev, a sixty-two-year-old ex-fighter pilot, focused his campaign on fighting corruption and building stable government. He promises a strong Bulgaria in a strong Europe, emphasizing pragmatic moves on security and industry. Despite criticizing EU sanctions on Russia, Bulgarias arms sector is booming, supplying ammo and explosives to Ukraine. Radev secures a major one-billion-euro deal with Germanys Rheinmetall to produce up to one hundred thousand shells a year. He will need coalition partners to govern, mirroring leaders like Slovakias Robert Fico in his approach to EU aid and private arms production.

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