(Sofia) “By voting en masse for Radev, Bulgarians sought a clear break from the old regime, the so-called Peevski-Borisov model, named after its two emblematic leaders: Mr Borisov, leader of the GERB party, who has led the country for over 10 years, and Mr Peevski, a famous tycoon sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act and leader of the ‘Movement for Rights and Freedoms’, against whom people took to the streets in December, leading to the fall of their government”. This is the comment made to SIR news agency by political analyst Sibina Grigorova, following yesterday’s general election in Bulgaria and the victory of “Progressive Bulgaria” led by Rumen Radev, former President of the Republic. “The model has turned out to be an octopus penetrating all sectors of the Balkan country”, she explained: “the state administration, the police and intelligence services, the judiciary, regulatory agencies, state-owned companies and commissions”. “Now people expect momentum and bold moves from Radev”. And she added: “Radev now holds an absolute majority, and it is solely up to his party to deliver on all the promises he has made”. In her view, “Radev is part of a broader European wave that wants a more sovereign policy and opposes the bureaucrats in Brussels by seeking dialogue with Russia”, not least for energy interests.