Bulgaria Prime Minister Resigns as Pro-Russian opposition wins presidency

‘Bulgaria’s pro-West Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has resigned following the electoral loss of the ruling party’s favored candidate in the country’s presidential polls.
People had gone to the polls in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday to choose between Rumen Radev, who enjoys the backing of the Socialist opposition and is perceived as pro-Russia, and the ruling party’s candidate, Tsetska Tsacheva.
With the 99.3 percent of the ballots counted on Monday, Radev was leading with 59.4 percent against 36.2 by Tsacheva.’
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