Election outcomes like this show how divided opinions on foreign policy can be within EU countries.
sajukktheeternal on
Lol
This will never end. Voters are retarded, they never learn from previous elections or elections from other countries. When people in one country get fed up with right-wing pro-russia populists ruining their lives and elect them out of power, somewhere else they get voted into it. As a result, there is always gonna be one or two Orban-style morons at any given time in Europe breaking everything.
Let’s just move on with multi speed EU and get over with itÂ
thehollowshrine on
I’m so fucking tired
OldRepresentative578 on
Given that Kadev is friendly towards the Kremlin, I doubt that he can or will seriously tackle Bulgaria’s huge financial crime issues.
Not Again,
Why did they join the EU – European Union in the first place?
Practical-Pea-1205 on
For every pro-Russian regime that is removed from office a new one gets elected.
vermilion_dragon on
Ok. Everyone is panicking over these results too early. Radev won on an anti corruption platform. This is what’s important for the majority of Bulgarians. Not geopolitics.
Is Radev pro-federalisation? No. But I don’t think he’ll actively sabotage the EU in the name of Russia either.
strat_rocker on
Reality is all former communist countries still need at least 2-3 generations to get rid of bad mentality and corruption that is deeply rooted, until then we can only weather the storm and hope for the best
supersonic-bionic on
A new Orban
Bulgaria never learns
GremlinX_ll on
‘Look at me. I am the Hungary now’
Nuclear-Jester on
Mmmh, best case scenario is that he realises how much Bulgaria’s economy depends on the EU
We need tonwait and see if he will block Bulgaria’s adoption of the Euro. If he does, we officially have a new Orban/Fico
PuzzleheadedHat346 on
Orban out Kadev in.
Tired of the retarded voters:(
Redordit on
One step forward, one step backward
AnonomousWolf on
Do they have majority? or do they need to form a coalition ?
Final-Course2506 on
Former? So he ditched being the president and turned into prime minister?
I don’t know much about Bulgaria’s politics…
g46152 on
We can be embarrassed together, Bulgarians.
Tight-Ad2686 on
On the bright side it is way easier to remove a government here 😂
I am not surprised he won, many people here treat politics like it is a church – you go twice a year because “traditions” but you have no idea who Jesus is.
drstruggleforlife on
What the hell is wrong with these people? Why are there so many idiots….
xenoph on
Quickly reform the EU before he can get his hands on veto powers.
AdFantastic1108 on
Same *rap with Serbia, Bulgaria etc…sick and tired of pro Russian governments that only steal and are so deep in corruption it’s sickening…yes, EU is not perfect but it’s a lesser of two evils…
MadaoDamboru on
at this point we are playing whack-a-mole in Europe, we squash one kremlin stooge another pops out
Zwezeriklover on
Okay, how pro-russian is this guy really? His victory speech on EU wasn’t very aggressive. He said he doesn’t want Bulgarian arms shipments to Ukraine but won’t veto EU policy on it.
Optimistically, that sounds like Ukraine loses Bulgarian support, but doesn’t have​ to suffer a Russian stooge Like Orban.
Or is this hopium?
limitbreakse on
Ah the old Bike Fall meme in election form again
fir3hand on
Why western media are trying to imply that Radev is pro russian? He is not. He is a NATO general and he supported the sanctions against the russian aggression. He is pro Europe, pro NATO and supported the euro adoption so what the hell?
FallenJkiller on
positive news for the whole world. People should celebrate this victory of democracy.
Vesko85 on
I voted for the pro-European liberal party. But Radev is not a Russian agent, as everyone here is trying to portray him. Nor will he be like Orbán. He is a NATO general, and all his actions as president have been pro-European. He is simply conservative, not liberal. The fact that he won’t blindly support every unreasonable decision from Brussels doesn’t mean he will be against the EU.
People here are overdramatizing, especially Bulgarians. Let’s calm down a bit and wait to see what happens. Whether we like it or not, he won full support from the Bulgarian people. And unfortunately, the pro-European corrupt parties are also to blame for that.
PlamenIB on
As for today he was chosen to deal with our internal issues. Unfortunately the previous ones were not able to do so. It has nothing to do with Ukraine, Russia, The EU, The US, Ethiopia or Brazil. And Bulgaria depends on the euro funds so we all know what follows.
blackcoffee17 on
Great job Bulgarians for electing another kremlin puppet. I’m sure your lives will much improve now.
ISayHeck on
From what I understand he’s nowhere near Orban so I’m not sure why people here are so eager to compare them both
By all means he sounds more like Magyar
MapDiscombobulated1 on
Like mushrooms the “Friends of Vlad” keep popping up.Â
ivan-helsing on
Smartest reddit post
Jake-of-the-Sands on
Why do post-soviet block countries keep falling for this sh*t. And next year my country will probably elect those right-wing c*cks too.
wihannez on
It’s like fucking whack-a-mole in Europe.
kahaveli on
In my understanding, large factor in Bulgarian politics has been very high unstability for couple of years already. Governments have been short-lived and there’s been multiple elections, since 2021.
So I’d quess that for significant part of the voters, the promise of stability has probably been a factor.
Of course, from European perspective its interesting to see what Radev’s positions about EU, Russia and Ukraine are going to be. I see two likely possibilities: that it’s going to be more like BabiÅ¡ in Czechia, where it’s not eager about it, but not really blocking anything EU level either, or other end is Orban with more active blocking and opposition of EU’s Ukraine aid. Slovakia’s Fico is between Orban and Babis.
So if we’re being optimistic, Radev is going to be passive/not actively blocking about EU policies and Ukraine/Russia, and in internal policies there’s going to be more stability than now, some reforms as they have majority to do them, and nothing too radical, and on next elections there’s going to be healthy opposition like typically there is against governing parties.
But if one is being more pessimistic, there’s going to be more active blocking of Ukraine/Russia things in EU, and in internal policies something more negative, like Orban style power consolidation. Kind of “worst-case” situation. Radec/PB has now lots of power, as they have majority in parliament. Last time single part had majority in Bulgaria was in 1997 (and even then it was exactly 50% of seats). So whatever the direction is, Radev now has the strongest parliamentary result and mandate in Bulgarian history since 1989.
But I’d like to generally be more optimistic if future is uncertain, at least not thinking about the worst-case scenario first. I kind of expect something similar that in Slovakia’s Fico. But personally for me, Russian symphatizing populist party is not for me. But not an expert of Bulgarian politics at all, and I have watched zero speeches etc. So purely an abroad perspective.
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Election outcomes like this show how divided opinions on foreign policy can be within EU countries.
Lol
This will never end. Voters are retarded, they never learn from previous elections or elections from other countries. When people in one country get fed up with right-wing pro-russia populists ruining their lives and elect them out of power, somewhere else they get voted into it. As a result, there is always gonna be one or two Orban-style morons at any given time in Europe breaking everything.
Let’s just move on with multi speed EU and get over with itÂ
I’m so fucking tired
Given that Kadev is friendly towards the Kremlin, I doubt that he can or will seriously tackle Bulgaria’s huge financial crime issues.
https://www.mediapool.bg/bulgaria-wake-up-corruption-and-money-laundering-go-hand-in-hand-news355573.html
https://www.firstlinepractitioners.com/money-laundering-in-bulgaria-state-of-affairs-and-policy-implications/
https://truvity.net/en/Resources/the-latest-FATF-recommendations-for-bg/293
Not Again,
Why did they join the EU – European Union in the first place?
For every pro-Russian regime that is removed from office a new one gets elected.
Ok. Everyone is panicking over these results too early. Radev won on an anti corruption platform. This is what’s important for the majority of Bulgarians. Not geopolitics.
Is Radev pro-federalisation? No. But I don’t think he’ll actively sabotage the EU in the name of Russia either.
Reality is all former communist countries still need at least 2-3 generations to get rid of bad mentality and corruption that is deeply rooted, until then we can only weather the storm and hope for the best
A new Orban
Bulgaria never learns
‘Look at me. I am the Hungary now’
Mmmh, best case scenario is that he realises how much Bulgaria’s economy depends on the EU
We need tonwait and see if he will block Bulgaria’s adoption of the Euro. If he does, we officially have a new Orban/Fico
Orban out Kadev in.
Tired of the retarded voters:(
One step forward, one step backward
Do they have majority? or do they need to form a coalition ?
Former? So he ditched being the president and turned into prime minister?
I don’t know much about Bulgaria’s politics…
We can be embarrassed together, Bulgarians.
On the bright side it is way easier to remove a government here 😂
I am not surprised he won, many people here treat politics like it is a church – you go twice a year because “traditions” but you have no idea who Jesus is.
What the hell is wrong with these people? Why are there so many idiots….
Quickly reform the EU before he can get his hands on veto powers.
Same *rap with Serbia, Bulgaria etc…sick and tired of pro Russian governments that only steal and are so deep in corruption it’s sickening…yes, EU is not perfect but it’s a lesser of two evils…
at this point we are playing whack-a-mole in Europe, we squash one kremlin stooge another pops out
Okay, how pro-russian is this guy really? His victory speech on EU wasn’t very aggressive. He said he doesn’t want Bulgarian arms shipments to Ukraine but won’t veto EU policy on it.
Optimistically, that sounds like Ukraine loses Bulgarian support, but doesn’t have​ to suffer a Russian stooge Like Orban.
Or is this hopium?
Ah the old Bike Fall meme in election form again
Why western media are trying to imply that Radev is pro russian? He is not. He is a NATO general and he supported the sanctions against the russian aggression. He is pro Europe, pro NATO and supported the euro adoption so what the hell?
positive news for the whole world. People should celebrate this victory of democracy.
I voted for the pro-European liberal party. But Radev is not a Russian agent, as everyone here is trying to portray him. Nor will he be like Orbán. He is a NATO general, and all his actions as president have been pro-European. He is simply conservative, not liberal. The fact that he won’t blindly support every unreasonable decision from Brussels doesn’t mean he will be against the EU.
People here are overdramatizing, especially Bulgarians. Let’s calm down a bit and wait to see what happens. Whether we like it or not, he won full support from the Bulgarian people. And unfortunately, the pro-European corrupt parties are also to blame for that.
As for today he was chosen to deal with our internal issues. Unfortunately the previous ones were not able to do so. It has nothing to do with Ukraine, Russia, The EU, The US, Ethiopia or Brazil. And Bulgaria depends on the euro funds so we all know what follows.
Great job Bulgarians for electing another kremlin puppet. I’m sure your lives will much improve now.
From what I understand he’s nowhere near Orban so I’m not sure why people here are so eager to compare them both
By all means he sounds more like Magyar
Like mushrooms the “Friends of Vlad” keep popping up.Â
Smartest reddit post
Why do post-soviet block countries keep falling for this sh*t. And next year my country will probably elect those right-wing c*cks too.
It’s like fucking whack-a-mole in Europe.
In my understanding, large factor in Bulgarian politics has been very high unstability for couple of years already. Governments have been short-lived and there’s been multiple elections, since 2021.
So I’d quess that for significant part of the voters, the promise of stability has probably been a factor.
Of course, from European perspective its interesting to see what Radev’s positions about EU, Russia and Ukraine are going to be. I see two likely possibilities: that it’s going to be more like BabiÅ¡ in Czechia, where it’s not eager about it, but not really blocking anything EU level either, or other end is Orban with more active blocking and opposition of EU’s Ukraine aid. Slovakia’s Fico is between Orban and Babis.
So if we’re being optimistic, Radev is going to be passive/not actively blocking about EU policies and Ukraine/Russia, and in internal policies there’s going to be more stability than now, some reforms as they have majority to do them, and nothing too radical, and on next elections there’s going to be healthy opposition like typically there is against governing parties.
But if one is being more pessimistic, there’s going to be more active blocking of Ukraine/Russia things in EU, and in internal policies something more negative, like Orban style power consolidation. Kind of “worst-case” situation. Radec/PB has now lots of power, as they have majority in parliament. Last time single part had majority in Bulgaria was in 1997 (and even then it was exactly 50% of seats). So whatever the direction is, Radev now has the strongest parliamentary result and mandate in Bulgarian history since 1989.
But I’d like to generally be more optimistic if future is uncertain, at least not thinking about the worst-case scenario first. I kind of expect something similar that in Slovakia’s Fico. But personally for me, Russian symphatizing populist party is not for me. But not an expert of Bulgarian politics at all, and I have watched zero speeches etc. So purely an abroad perspective.