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It is worth remembering that "socialists were already Presidents of Bulgaria" but it remained a "docile" NATO member and implemented EU directives unperturbed, a Russian daily says.
The opinion piece is a comment on the win of socialist-backed candidate Rumen Radev in the first round of Bulgaria's presidential election and the prospect of him winning the runoff vote.
Titled "Is Bulgaria Making a Choice between East and West?", the text questions suggestions in Western media that a rapprochement with Russia will be triggered by Radev's election.
Sofia listened to the EU and NATO back under the "socialist" presidential term even when that went against the country's national interest, Rossiyskaya Gazeta says [RU], in a reference to the ten-year tenure of Georgi Parvanov (2002-2012) who won nominated by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).
In addition the president does have the last say in Bulgaria, where power rests with the Prime Minister, the text goes on.
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Brazen Bulgarian gangs "terrorise the elderly and rob them over their life savings with increasingly aggressive phone scams nettling millions of euros," according to an AFP story.
The prospect of US President Donald Trump's moving closer to Russia has scrambled the strategy of "balancing East and West" used for decades by countries like Bulgaria, the New York Times says.
Bulgarians have benefited a lot from their EU membership, with incomes rising and Brussels overseeing politicians, according to a New York Times piece.
German businesses prefer to trade with Bulgaria rather than invest into the country, an article on DW Bulgaria's website argues.
The truth about Bulgaria and Moldova's presidential elections is "more complicated" and should not be reduced to pro-Russian candidates winning, the Economist says.
President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.
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