Bulgaria premier resigns after party loses presidential vote

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's prime minister handed in his resignation to parliament Monday after results showed his party losing badly in the presidential runoff, opening the way for an early parliamentary election.

Halfway into its four-year term, Borisov's coalition government has managed to restore political stability after months of anti-corruption protests.

During his election campaign, the U.S. president-elect said categorically that he is going to have a deeper dialogue with Russia," Radev said after the vote and added that "it gives strong hope for a peaceful solution of the conflicts in Syria and in Ukraine, and reducing confrontation.