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Bulgaria's PM congratulates Friedrich Merz and CDU/CSU on election victory in Germany

Photo: Photos:AP/BTA and Council of Ministers

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov congratulated the German conservatives from the CDU/CSU and their leader Friedrich Merz on the social network X for the "impressive election victory".

The Prime Minister points out that after the elections for a new Bundestag he looks forward to deepening cooperation between Bulgaria and Germany as allies for a strong and prosperous EU.

Europe needs a strong Germany. Bulgaria needs a strong Germany. Let's move forward towards security and prosperity. This is what GERB leader Boyko Borisov wrote in X on the occasion of the CDU/CSU's victory in the elections in Germany. "Heartfelt congratulations, dear Friedrich Merz and the CDU/CSU, on this decisive election victory", Borisov stated.

The co-chair of the "We Continue the Change" party, Kiril Petkov, also congratulated Friedrich Merz on the victory in the elections in Germany.



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