Bulgarians Vote in Tight Presidential Runoff Dominating Black Sea

Bulgarians headed to the polls on Sunday, Nov. 1, in a tight presidential runoff election between incumbent Acting President Iliana Iotova and pro-Western former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov. In the Oct. 25 first round, Iotova garnered 34.76 percent of the vote against 31.95 percent for Gyurov amid a record-low turnout of 22.98 percent. The campaign has centered on Bulgaria’s…

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