# Bulgaria opens polls in presidential election overshadowed by economic hardship and Ukraine war

https://mins.news/en/item/114506

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-25 06:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4ieGDAq

> Bulgarians are voting to choose their next president as drone attacks on Black Sea shipping and worsening economic hardship weigh on voters.

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