Overview
- Lawmakers approved Radev to lead a new government, voting 124–70 with 36 abstentions.
- His Progressive Bulgaria party holds 131 of 240 seats, the first single-party majority since 1997.
- Radev named a cabinet drawn largely from former presidential advisers, including an ex–air force colleague as defense minister.
- The government must draft a 2026 budget, curb rising prices after 7.1% April inflation, and push judicial and anti-graft changes to unlock nearly €400 million from Brussels.
- Party leaders say foreign policy will not take a radical turn as Radev seeks a more pragmatic line on Russia within an EU and NATO footing.