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Bulgaria’s presidential election heads to runoff after record-low turnout
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Bulgaria’s presidential election heads to runoff after record-low turnout

Bulgaria’s presidential election will go to a runoff on November 1 after no candidate won a majority and turnout fell to a record low of under 40%. Exit polls showed incumbent President Iliana Yotova with 35–47% of the vote, and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov with 28–33.5%. The vote was held amid rising economic hardship, inflation, and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping that killed at least two dozen international seafarers. The government said the attacks “benefit Russia,” but has not directly blamed Moscow. Both candidates condemned the strikes and called for stronger maritime security, with Bulgaria seeking assistance from its allies.

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