I know that the PP was definitely pro-European and anti-Russian- they had a prime minister at the very beginning of the war in 2022. Unfortunately, GERB was always corrupt, although it remained in the EPP on EU Parlament all- time. The PP was probably the best option, but unfortunately, they seem to have lost a lot of public support recently.

Italy- Slovakia 6-4   An unnecessary black out at the some end, but we achieved our minimum goal – a secure stay at this division after 2 matches. After a 1-day break, we will play against France and Hungary for promotion. I still think Hungary are the favorites, but we can compete with them.

GERB actually aren't pro-Russian. They have always been pro-EU and Europe oriented and joining Shengen and the Eurozone happened in part because of them, though with a huge delay. They however have very well used the pro-EU stance to hide the rampant stealing of public funds and corruption surrounding their 10+ year ruling, which is the main reason people protested against them so many times. A bit Orban-esq they have also pretty much filled all institutions with their people, so it's hard to clean their mess.   Radev on the other hand has always been a pro-Russian proxy, though unlike Orban he is much more calculated with his words and actions. He is taking the "diplomatic" and "national" approach, though if you listen to his comments they are clearly favouring Russia.    Even though this guy was President for many years, that position is without much power here, so he hasn't had the chance to do much trouble. But he did manage to plant his seeds in many people's heads, as he always blamed whichever party was ruling for all the troubles in the country and many believe he is our new "saviour".    Compared to Hungary, the situation here is much more complex, as there isn't anyone as popular are Magyar and there are several strong parties, which always get practically the same number of votes.   Radev is surely winning, though the hopes are for the sane people to do damage control. But the truth is there aren't any many good choices, so it's going to be a lose-lose situation.    I don't expect a coalition to be formed, but it will depend on the number of parties passing the 4% threshold. So yeah, we are once again hitting the never-ending elections cycle, which the country has spun into since 2021.     

Awesome story > someone who is destroying cycling      

Memes starting everywhere    Oh ! Please Mr. the vicepresident please come to visit our country before our elections as well !   

I really like the Look of the Games for these. Whoever did the branding certainly earned their keep    First medals to be awarded tomorrow in judo and wrestling. Live-streaming on PanamSports Channel and ODESUR YouTube. Results system: https://results.panama2026.org/#/schedule/calendar

Congratulations Hungary  

Saquarema Elite 16     Women Gold-  Taryn Brasher/Kristen Cruz Silver-  Melissa Humana-Parades/Brandie Wilkerson  Bronze-  Tanja Hüberli/Nina Brunner   First competition back together for Hüberli/Brunner and medal    Men Gold-  Anders Mol/Christian Sørum  Silver-  Jacob Hölting Nilsson/Elmer Andersson Bronze-  Martins Plavins/Kristians Fokerots   Full Results

Junior Pan American Cup is being streamed on the Pan Am Sports Channel website for those interested.