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“Boyko Borisov provided financial support to the political party associated with Rumen Radev.”
No credible evidence supports the assertion that GERB leader Boyko Borisov funded Rumen Radev's associated political party. The sole basis for the claim is an unverified name match in campaign donation registers, where "Boyko Borisov" — a common Bulgarian name — appears without confirmed identity or origin declarations. Multiple higher-authority sources, including the Office of the President and the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, report that official checks found no financial links between Borisov/GERB and Radev-linked parties.
“Bulgarian politician Boyko Borisov has been subject to credible allegations or formal investigations of corruption.”
Multiple high-authority, independent news sources — including AP News, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Al Jazeera — confirm that Boyko Borisov was detained in March 2022 during a formal EU prosecutor-led corruption probe and has faced recurring corruption allegations throughout his political career. While no formal charges resulted from the 2022 detention, the claim's threshold of "credible allegations or formal investigations" is clearly and directly met by the documented evidence. Partisan denials from Borisov's own party carry no independent evidentiary weight.