NATO Pilot, Putin Sympathizer, or Something Else? Who Is Rumen Radev and Why Did He Just Blow Up Bulgarian Politics

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Bulgaria just witnessed something that's never happened before - a sitting president resigned to jump into the political arena. Rumen Radev , who's been running the show at the presidential office for nearly a decade, stepped down on January 19th, handing the reins to Vice President Iliana Yotova ( Bulgaria %E2%80%99s+First+Female+ President " target="_blank">making her Bulgaria 's first female president , by the way ). In his farewell speech, he said: " I would like to first ask for