# Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid Black Sea security tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/124410

- France 24, 2026-11-01 05:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261101-bulgarians-vote-in-presidential-runoff-amid-security-tensions-in-the-black-sea

> Bulgarians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff between candidates with opposing views on the Ukraine war and ties with Russia. Incumbent Iliana Iotova, who supports dialogue with Moscow, faced Andrey Gyurov, a former caretaker prime minister backed by the pro-Western opposition.

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