—🇷🇸/🇧🇬 Milorad Dodik addresses Rumen Radev:

Honorable President Radev, I congratulate you and the leadership of the Progressive Bulgaria party on your victory in today’s elections. I believe that you will lead the Bulgarian people on the path of progress, economic advancement, and the development of good relations in the region. I look forward to cooperation between our parties, as well as cooperation between Republika Srpska and Bulgaria.

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—❗️🗳🇧🇬 URGENT: According to Myara's count (95%), PB secures an absolute majority.

⚪️ P.B. (centre-left) 135
🔵 GERB-SDS (centre-right) 36
🟣 PP-DB (liberal/centre) 36
🔷 DPS (liberal/minorities) 21
🟡 Revival (radical right) 12

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—🗳🇧🇬 ANALYSIS: If Radev has an absolute majority, this will be really big for Bulgaria and we may see some big names being arrested, in the opinion of our source in the country.

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—🇪🇺❌🇺🇸 POLITICO: European governments are getting WhatsApp and Signal out of their system.

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🌹⚖️⚡️ #BREAKING The Social Democratic Party (PSD) is leaving the coalition.

After an internal referendum to which over 5.000 PSD delegates participated, 97% of the social democrat representatives were in favour of leaving the government coalition. The new coalition (which is expected to fall depending on how cards are played) dropped to 41% of MPs from 67%.

PSD will have to choose between the 2 following scenarios:

🔸 Seeking support from AUR and use PNL or the other smaller right-wing groups (POT-SOS-PACE) to form a government.

🔸Refusing to "govern with extremists" as Sorin Grindeanu has mentioned multiple times in the past and just stay in opposition, but threaten to ally with them unless the new PNL-USR-UDMR government fulfills some of PSD's demands.

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—❗️🗳🇧🇬 IT'S OFFICIAL: The Central Election Commission have counted 100% of the votes, 5 parties will enter the parliament.

- Rumen Radev's political group has 44,6%
- In second GERB-SDS with 13,3%
- Third PP-DB with 12,6%
- Then DPS with 7,1%
- And in last Revival with 4,2% (almost didn't enter)

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—❗️🗳🇧🇬 Progressive Bulgaria has an absolute majority with 131 mandates

➡️ It's the first time in 30 years or more that something like that happens.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—NOTE: Later this year, Bulgaria will hold presidential elections as well, so we may see a political party controlling the legislative and executive powers.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—❗️🇧🇬/🇪🇺/🇷🇺 Rumen Radev:

You should know that Bulgaria will pay efforts to continue it's European path, but a strong Bulgaria in a strong Europe needs critical thinking and pragmatism. Because Europe has fallen victim to its own ambition to be a moral leader in a world with new rules.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—🇪🇺/🇽🇰 NEW: European Union Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has described recent developments regarding the five EU member states that do not recognize Kosovo as "encouraging."

➡️ Speaking before the European Parliament, Kos indicated a shifting landscape among the non-recognizers—Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, and Romania.

➡️ All five countries already accept Kosovo-issued passports, and while they have not officially recognized its 2008 declaration, the EU is reportedly following progress toward normalization with Pristina.

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#NEWS | 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 — French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Athens on April 24–25 to renew the Greece-France bilateral defense and security agreement for another five years, with provisions for automatic extension.

The 2021 pact includes mutual defense commitments and has facilitated Greece’s acquisition of three French frigates and approximately 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets. Discussions are also expected to cover maritime security and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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🇭🇺❌🟨 Hungary's new PM accused Viktor Orban of betrayal against Hungarians for supporting George Simion in the presidential elections.

"Orban betrayed the his country and the Hungarians that live abroad, the Hungarians of Transylvania when he supported the presidential candidate George Simion in Romania."

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—🇸🇮 NEW: Robert Golob, leader of the Freedom Movement, has failed to form a new government in Slovenia, leaving Janez Janša and his SDS party with a clear path to power.

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—🇽🇰/🇬🇷 NEW: Kosovo PM Albin Kurti hosted Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias for a working breakfast in Pristina to discuss regional security and bilateral cooperation.

➡️ Although Greece remains one of the five EU member states that does not officially recognize Kosovo's independence, the high-level visit signals a continued deepening of functional cooperation.

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—🪖🇽🇰/🇵🇸 NEW: Kosovo’s parliament has approved the deployment of a Kosovo Security Force (KSF) contingent to Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force (ISF).

➡️ The proposal passed with a required two-thirds majority, marking a significant step in Pristina’s efforts to increase its participation in international peacekeeping missions.

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—🇽🇰/🇺🇸 NEW: The US State Department has notified the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of a license to export firearms and components to Kosovo.

➡️ The formal notification indicates the transaction is valued at $1 million or more, the threshold required for such legislative reporting.

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—NOTE: This latest acquisition follows a series of defense agreements between Pristina and Washington aimed at modernizing the Kosovo Security Force (KSF).

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