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Divided Bulgaria votes in tense presidential runoff

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Bulgarians started voting Sunday in a presidential runoff between two candidates with contrasting visions on the war in Ukraine, following a series of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Bulgaria Presidential Runoff Expected Amid Russia Divide (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Bulgarians are voting in a presidential runoff between incumbent Iliana Iotova and pro-European former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov after neither won a first-round majority and turnout fell below 23%.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Yotova Wins Bulgaria Presidential Runoff (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Bulgarians are voting in a presidential runoff between incumbent Iliana Iotova and pro-European former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov after neither won a first-round majority and turnout fell below 23%.

  3. Fair Observer

    Presidential Runoff in Bulgaria: What Is at Stake? (opens Fair Observer)

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    On October 25, the first round of the presidential elections in Bulgaria took place. Incumbent President Iliana Yotova came first, supported by the governing Progressive Bulgaria party led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bulgarians vote in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Bulgarians are voting in a presidential runoff amid regional security threats and economic worries

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Divided Bulgaria votes in tense presidential runoff (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Bulgarians started voting Sunday in a presidential runoff between two candidates with contrasting visions on the war in Ukraine, following a series of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea.

  6. France 24

    Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid security tensions in the Black Sea (opens France 24)

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    Bulgarians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff between two candidates with opposing views on the Ukraine war and relations with Russia as tensions mount in the Black Sea. Incumbent President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow, faces off against Andrey Gyurov, a former caretaker prime …

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Voters in Bulgaria are choosing between two candidates with vastly different views of the war in Ukraine and ties with Russia. The runoff comes after a record-low turnout in the first round.

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