The claim
“Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party won the Bulgarian general election held on Sunday, which was the eighth general election in Bulgaria over the past five years.”
Our verdict
True
Multiple independent news sources confirm that Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party won the Sunday election and describe it as the eighth general election in Bulgaria over the past five years.
What we found
Multiple independent news sources confirm that Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party won the Sunday election and describe it as the eighth general election in Bulgaria over the past five years.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
Yahoo article states: 'Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party has won Sunday's Bulgarian election - the eighth general election in five years.'
yahoo.com· Yahoo News confirms win and election count - Background
CNN notes the election may end instability that led to eight elections in five years, supporting the 'eighth election' detail.
cnn.com· CNN contextualizes election frequency
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