Bulgaria held its eighth parliamentary election in five years on Sunday, with the Progressive Bulgaria coalition — led by former president Rumen Radev, who resigned his post earlier this year to enter parliamentary politics — securing a victory that surpassed predictions. Pre-election polls and even initial exit polls had underestimated the scale of the win, pointing to a closer contest. The result could offer a path toward stable government in a country that has been gripped by political turmoil since mass anti-corruption protests erupted in 2020, triggering a cycle of seven consecutive snap elections.