Bulgaria Election Exposes Ukraine War Divide
Exit polls showed 20% turnout and a close race after Black Sea ship attacks deepened concerns over Russia's war spillover.
- On Sunday, President Iliana Iotova narrowly led Bulgaria's first-round presidential elections, exit polls showed, setting up a November 1 runoff against Andrey Gyurov, a banker and former caretaker prime minister.
- Voting occurred amid security concerns following four drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea this month, which left 21 people missing in suspected spillover from the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Iotova scored between 35 and 36.5 percent of the vote, while Gyurov secured between 32.2 and 32.5 percent. Turnout was only around 20 percent, according to polls.
- Iotova, the 62-year-old candidate, promised to be a "president of peace" addressing poverty, while Gyurov said he wanted "a Bulgaria that looks forward, a country that is European, free, and proud."
- Iotova took over this year as president of Bulgaria, a European Union and NATO member state, when Prime Minister Rumen Radev stepped down to run in parliamentary elections.
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In the first round of the presidential election in Bulgaria, incumbent President Iliana Yotova narrowly won against her opponent, with a lower-than-expected percentage of votes. The race between Yotova, who favors dialogue with Russia, and Andrey Gyurov, supported by the pro-European opposition, has gone to a second round. Low voter turnout and security concerns in the Black Sea have deepened political debates in the country.
Bulgaria election exposes Ukraine war divide
Bulgaria's President Iliana Iotova narrowly led the first round of presidential elections Sunday, exit polls showed, in a vote held amid security concerns following a series of drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea. Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, scored between 35 and 36.5 percent of the vote, according to three polls. She will face Andrey Gyurov, a banker and former caretaker prime minister backe…
According to estimates, participation has been the lowest in history, with 22%
Bulgaria Heads For Presidential Runoff As Pro-Western Challenger Narrows Gap
Bulgaria appeared headed for a presidential runoff Sunday after exit polls showed acting President Iliana Yotova narrowly ahead of pro-Western challenger Andrey Gyurov in an election overshadowed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and deadly attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea.
Incumbent President Iliana Yotova leads former Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov in unofficial results as voter turnout remains below 23%
Sofia, Oct 25 (EFE).- The urn-walk polls published this Sunday in Bulgaria after the presidential elections point to a tight result between the current interim president, pro-Russian Iliana Yotova, and her European rival Andrey Gyurov. Yotova would have obtained around 35% and will thus face Gyurov in the second and decisive round on November 1st, who received the support of an estimated 32.5%. With almost 18% of the votes cast, Yotova had the s…
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