Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced his resignation on Sunday Nov 13,2016 after his presidential nominee suffered a crushing defeat in a run-off at the hands of a Moscow-friendly general backed by the Socialist opposition.
“I will hand in my resignation tomorrow or the day after... The results clearly show that the ruling coalition no longer holds the majority,” the centre-right premier told reporters on Sunday evening.
The announcement is likely to trigger early elections by next spring and risks plunging Bulgaria into renewed political turmoil just two years after Borisov took office for the second time.
It came shortly after projections showed that ex-airforce chief and political novice Rumen Radev had swept close to 60 % of ballots, while ex-parliament speaker Tsetska Tsacheva obtained just over 35 %
Observers say the surprise win could tilt ex-communist Bulgaria, which has long walked a tightrope between Moscow and Brussels, towards Russia’s orbit -- a trend seen across eastern and central Europe amid rising euroscepticism
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