Bulgaria’s Presidential Frontrunner Holds Lead Despite Drone Controversy
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Favourite of the first round scheduled for Sunday 25 October, the current president, Iliana Iotova, advocates dialogue with Moscow, displays reservations about military aid to Ukraine and promises to be a "president of peace".
Bulgaria's head of state Ilijana Jotova leads the polls before the presidential election on Sunday. But now rallies against the government's lax reaction to Russian drone attacks are putting the incumbent in distress.
IN PUBLIC OPINION POLLS, the favorite is the current president, Iliana Jotova, a close associate of the prime minister.
Bulgaria’s Presidential Frontrunner Holds Lead Despite Drone Controversy
Acting President Iliana Iotova and Prime Minister Rumen Radev look primed to solidify the ruling party Progressive Bulgaria’s grip on power amid declining public trust, security criticisms and low voter turnout.
In the final phase of the election campaign, we do not register an increased motivation to vote compared to the last Trend survey from the end of September. The declared voter turnout for the presidential elections remains 47% of all adult Bulgarian citizens living in the country. In absolute terms, this is slightly less than 2.5 million people who declared that they would exercise their right to vote. It should be borne in mind that the actual …
The recent drone attacks in the Black Sea have brought to the attention, in full electoral campaign, Bulgaria's outdated security system, but also the accusations that Prime Minister Rumen Radev is pro-Russian, as he hesitated to criticize Moscow for the attacks. However, the candidate supported by Radev, interim president Iliana Iotova, leads seconded in the preferences of the electorate.
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