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Rumen Radev

Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 2026 to present

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A former air force commander who served as president from 2017 until resigning in 2026, then became prime minister.

Rumen Radev sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, leaning traditional on culture and leaning religious on religion.

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Where Rumen Radev sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Rumen Radev

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194015%Mikhail Bakunin Russian revolutionary and anarchist, 1814 to 187620%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army20%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200621%

Political views closest to Rumen Radev

Left conservatismCombines strong economic protection for workers with attachment to community, family and…98%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.98%PaleoconservatismA conservative strain skeptical of immigration, free trade and foreign wars, and…97%IsolationismKeeps the country out of foreign alliances and wars and puts domestic concerns first.97%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Government of Bulgaria, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.