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Progressive Bulgaria, the party led by former President Rumen Radev, won a landslide victory in general elections in Bulgaria, official results showed on Monday. The party secured 44.6% of the votes after counting was complete. That means Radev's party is on course to win around 130 seats in the 240-seat parliament.
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