19 Jan 17 Bulgaria’s New President May Disappoint Russia’s Fans Bulgarian Socialists want Rumen Radev to live up to his reputation as Russia’s friend – but experts doubt that he will do much to change the country’s fundamental Euro-Atlantic orientation. Mariya Cheresheva BIRN Sofia Rumen Radev. Photo: Beta Bulgaria’s Socialist-backed new President, Rumen Radev, was due to sworn in at an official ceremony in parliament on Thursday, after winning a convincing victory in the presidential election last November. Together with Iliyana Yotova, his Vice-President, and a former Socialist MEP, he will be inaugurated on Sunday. Expectations are high among Socialist Party supporters that Radev will live up to his pro-Russian […]
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