Rumen Radev, the former president and pro-Russian candidate of Bulgaria, won a parliamentary majority in the country's elections. Radev, who has been critical of the EU and has called for closer ties with Russia, hailed the results as a 'victory of hope.'

Bulgaria's former president and pro-Russian candidate Rumen Radev on Monday won a parliamentary majority in the country's elections according to near-complete results. Radev – an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia – hailed a "victory of hope".