10 Facts About Radan Kanev

Radan Kanev graduated from the Lycee Francais de Sofia, subsequently completing his legal studies at Sofia University.

Radan Kanev is known as a prominent political blogger and his active involvement in politics began in 2004.

Radan Kanev joined DSB in 2007 and became the party's leader on 23 June 2013.

Radan Kanev supported Boyko Borisov's second government: DSB was an official coalition partner.

Subsequently, Radan Kanev built a reputation as a strong critic of Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Radan Kanev has underlined that in Bulgaria there are major problems with the justice system and the respect for private property.

In 2019, Radan Kanev was elected as Member of the European Parliament from the Democratic Bulgaria coalition.

Radan Kanev argues that "governing the European Union without the European People's Party is impossible" and advocates that the European Greens should be part of the governing majority in the current European Parliament.

In 2022, after the fall of Kiril Petkov's government, Radan Kanev called for unity regarding Bulgaria's foreign policy despite political differences.

At the 2024 European Parliament election, Radan Kanev was re-elected to the European Parliament.