The two main opponents in Bulgaria’s presidential elections, Tsetska Tsacheva and Rumen Radev faced each other on Thursday for the first time since campaign began earlier in October.
In a televised debate devoid of fervent personal rhetoric and strong-worded mutual attacks, the candidates of the main ruling party GERB and the main opposition BSP have substantially differed not only in views, but in style.
BTV portrayed their first debate as the encounter of “Mother vs General”, with Tsacheva being referred to by the media as “the mother of a nation” following remarks by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
Tsacheva, the country’s Parliament Speaker, placed …read more
Source: Novinite
