Bulgarians Vote: Radev's Stability Gamble

0:00On April 19th, Bulgarians are heading to the polls for their eighth Parliamentary election in just five years, and the big frontrunner is former. President Roman Radev, this pro-Russian ex-spider pilot wants the crush corruption and put an end to all these shaky short-term governments that keep falling apart. Radev, who's skeptical of the European Union and against arming Ukraine, quit the presidency back in January to jump into the race. This snap vote kicked off after huge street protests toppled the last government in December. After voting in Sofia, he talked up building a strong democratic path for a modern European Bulgaria and keeping practical ties with Russia, based on respect. The country has come a long way since communism crumbled in 1989, joining the EU in 2007 and the Eurozone this past, January. Life expectancy is up. Unemployments low, but everyday folks are filling the pinch from rising costs since switching to the Euro, which sparked those. Protests over tax hikes and fees. Voters like a 72-year-old

1:04metal worker in Sofia are fed up with endless fights and no real progress, just one election after another. A pro-European coalition called, we continue the change, could team up with Radev's crew for reforms, but critics blame him for messy deals during his. Watch, like a gas agreement that's now under probe. Meanwhile, an IT worker there summed it up, the state's basically crumbling. With the economy humming yet politics and chaos, eyes are on whether Radev can deliver stability, or if Bulgaria's cycle of elections drags on.