SOFIA, Jan 21 - Rumen Radev painted a bleak picture of Bulgarian politics when he resigned as president on Monday in an unprecedented move that capped four years of weak governments and snap elections. He also offered a solution: himself. 

"Our democracy will not survive if we leave it to corrupt officials, conspirators and extremists," he said in a televised speech. "Your trust obliges me to protect the state, the institutions and our future."