Bulgaria’s pro-Russians seek place after Radev win

> “He exploited divisions in society and, through his silence, managed to tell everyone what they wanted to hear,” said political analyst Ildiko Otova, an expert on populism and the far right.

> Bechev said some Bulgarians also feel resentment towards the West which “translates into a view of Russia as an alternative but even more importantly Bulgaria’s ‘Super Ego’”.

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