# Bulgarians vote in polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war

https://mins.news/en/item/124183

- DW, 2026-11-01 07:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-vote-in-highly-polarized-presidential-runoff-overshadowed-by-ukraine-war/a-79820449?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Bulgarians began voting Sunday in a closely contested runoff between Moscow-friendly incumbent Iliana Yotova and opposition-backed Andrey Gyurov, who supports Ukraine. The candidates differ sharply over the war and relations with Russia. Yotova led the first round with 34.76%, against Gyurov’s 31.95%, amid record-low turnout.

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