Bulgaria’s prime minister has handed in his resignation to parliament after results showed his party losing badly in the presidential runoff, opening the way for an early parliamentary election. Boiko Borisov’s move comes after official results show the Socialist-backed candidate Rumen Radev, who campaigned on an anti-migrant, pro-Moscow message, winning the presidential election. Pro-Russia presidential candidates tipped to win in Bulgaria and Moldova Read moreRadev called the result “a negative vote for the government that leads to a new political situation”. “During his election campaign, the US president-elect said categorically that he is going to have a deeper dialogue with Russia,” Radev said after the vote. In nearby Moldova, a pro-Russia candidate declared victory in the country’s presidential election, also on Sunday.

Source: The Guardian November 14, 2016 10:26 UTC