Foreign: Runoff election in Bulgaria, who will be the new president?
Bulgaria is electing a new head of state. The run-off election is looking close. In the first round, President Jotowa achieved a modest result.
Bulgaria is holding a presidential runoff election, with incumbent Ilijana Jotowa facing off against Andrej Gjurow. Jotowa, supported by the Progressive Bulgaria party and Socialists, received 34.76% of the vote in the first round, while Gjurow, backed by the liberal-conservative opposition, got 31.95%. The election takes on added significance due to the Ukraine war, with Jotowa advocating for a negotiated peace solution with Russia.
The outcome will determine whether Jotowa continues the current government's cautious approach, as she was deputy to President Rumen Radew before his resignation.
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