Bulgarian PM resigning after his party loses presidency
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov announced his resignation after exit polls showed his party losing badly in Sunday’s runoff presidential election.
Surveys by several polling organizations showed Gen. Rumen Radev, 53, a former non-partisan chief of Bulgarian Air Force, taking about 58 per cent of the vote.
“We accept the will of the people and we congratulate those who have the support of the majority of the voters,” Borisov said.
Tsetska Tsacheva, a 58-year-old lawyer and member of Borisov’s centre-right party, had about 36 per cent.