
In Bulgaria on November 13, a second round of voting in the presidential election is held. The pro -Russian candidate from the Socialist Party, a newcomer in politics, Rumen Radev and the speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, a candidate from the right -centric party of the coat of arms ("Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria") of Tsetsk Tsachev claim to the highest post.
Publishing polls show that after the first round the former pilot General of the Air Force Radev is the leader - he received 25.5 percent of the vote. Tsacheva, representing the political establishment of Bulgaria, won 22 percent of the vote in the first round.
53-year-old Rumen Radev speaks of himself as a pilot piloting Soviet fighters, a graduate of the US Military Academy and the Bulgarian general, whose main concern is the benefit of the Fatherland. He calls for the abolition of sanctions against Russia and claims that Bulgaria should be pragmatic regarding the problem of the Russian annexation of Crimea.