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Bulgaria Election
Ballots are seen in a ballot box at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, during the Presidential Election.
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The presidential election in Bulgaria has ended inconclusively, with the next head of state to be picked in a runoff. A record low turnout, attributed by observers to a general mistrust in politicians resulting in voter apathy, will pit two contrasting political visions against each other in a highly polarized contest on Nov. 1. In a surprisingly strong performance, the candidate of the pro-Western reformist opposition, Andrey Gyurov, will face the incumbent leftist president, Iliana Yotova, setting clear lines of division regarding the country’s future relationships with other nations.
