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Rosen Plevneliev: Rumen Radev is the only one who abdicated voluntarily

The head of state swore for 5 years to be a unifier of the nation. We will watch him on the political field. It is not right for a president, after having been the head of state of all Bulgarians, to fight for power

Jan 29, 2026 18:40 49

Rosen Plevneliev: Rumen Radev is the only one who abdicated voluntarily  - 1

The choice of Yotova is difficult. I am increasingly convinced that the caretaker government should not have it as an option. The government only needs to drink its bitter cup. This was stated by President Rosen Plevneliev (2012 - 2017) in the program “Face to Face“ on BTV.

It is very unfortunate when our politicians are attacked with all kinds of allegations of falsification of the elections. They should be made by one election administration, the law should stop changing. The elections are held honestly, the politicians are to blame for everything else. We Bulgarians, wherever we are in the world, only complain and criticize. Our elections are not that bad. It is high time politicians stopped messing around, he noted.

Rumen Radev will enter the political arena. By abdicating his responsibility as head of state, he has dealt a heavy blow to our democracy. He is the only one who abdicated voluntarily, the president announced in the period 2012 - 2017.

The head of state swore for 5 years to be a unifier of the nation. We will watch him on the political arena. It is not right for a president, after having been the head of state of all Bulgarians, to fight for power, Plevneliev pointed out.

Geopolitics is everything today. I deeply believe that 2026 can change the fate of our children. The biggest nightmare for me is that Trump is thinking about the so-called great powers. God forbid he sits at the table for reshaping the world into spheres of influence, he pointed out.

In his words, Bulgaria should sit at the table so that it is not on the menu, because in 2026 geopolitics will change. It makes sense to have a direct line of communication with the US. At any moment we will be able to say what the Bulgarian point of view is.

So far, Donald Trump has not shown how peace is achieved. The greatest idea for peace is the EU and he has proven it. Bulgaria must work for a strong EU. President Trump must show that in order to have peace, there must be rules and they must be respected. The Peace Council is actually Trump's board, said Rosen Plevneliev.

In his words, the two great powers in the world at the moment are China and the USA. “The US and China, if they decide, Russia is nowhere. Europe needs to wake up. Unfortunately, we are heading towards the events of the 19th century. In Europe, progress will increasingly be made through the Coalition of the Willing. From now on, Europe will have to develop in order to prove itself as a global power“, the former head of state also commented.