Pro-Russian politician wins first round of Bulgaria election

‘Bulgaria’s opposition candidate, Rumen Radev, who has urged the European Union to lift sanctions against Russia, has won the first round of the country’s presidential election.
Radev from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) won 25.7 percent of the vote while Tsetska Tsacheva from the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) scored only 22 percent, official results showed.
The country’s presidential election will go to a run-off on November 13 as neither of the two secured an overall majority.’
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