Bulgarians vote for president amid Black Sea drone strikes and Ukraine war
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Bulgarians vote Sunday for a largely ceremonial president, with Iotova and Gyurov leading 27 candidates; analysts expect a November 1 run-off.
Bulgarians vote Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by drone strikes on merchant ships off the Black Sea coast that likely killed about two dozen seafarers, Al Jazeera reported. [1]
President Iliana Iotova, 61, and ex-caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, lead the field; polls give Iotova 41 percent and Gyurov 28 percent, with analysts expecting a November 1 run-off. [1]
Iotova, backed by former President Rumen Radev, calls for a diplomatic end to the Ukraine war, while Gyurov supports Ukraine and signed a security agreement with Kyiv. [1]
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- Bulgarians vote for president in shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine
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