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Radev won, because he followed closely the inimitable Bulgarian geopolitical strategy: Always with Germany, never against Russia.

Petyo Tsekov, journalist

You are violating my personal space.

Interim Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov responding to journalists when the crisis surrounding the legitimacy on his position will end

If anyone thinks that they toppled me from power, they are wrong. We toppled ourselves after we successfully finished our job.

Boyko Borisov, GERB, on the December 2025 mass protests that forced his government out of power

Until March everything was fine, but then some aberrations occurred.

Aleksandar Kolyachev, chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee, on galloping inflation

Why do we plan to hand out money as if we were giving it to charity?

Investment banker and former economy minister, Nikolay Vasilev, on the caretaker government's financial aid to businesses

Just serving you an empty plate in a restaurant already costs at least 4.50 euros.

Richard Alibegov, chairman of the Restaurant Association, explaining his demands to have VAT for restaurants lowered in order to help them cope with rising inflation

When a big-time heist is being planned, the police are aways sent out elsewhere.

Boyko Borisov, GERB, alleges that the interim government's activity against vote fraud was actually a smokescreen for vote fraud

Our victory is a triumph of hope over mistrust, of freedom over fear and, ultimately, of morality.

Rumen Radev, former president and leader of Progressive Bulgaria

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He would come to my house. He would enter through the garage and hide in the attic. Peevski was after him. I was saving him.
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