Exit polls suggest that Rumen Radev's new, left-leaning, pro-Russian party is in a strong position following Bulgaria's fifth-year election cycle. Radev, who previously served as the country's president, stepped down in January.

Exit polls put Rumen Radev's new, left-leaning, pro-Russian party far ahead following Bulgaria's eighth election in five years. Radev, a former fighter pilot, stepped down as Bulgaria's president in January.