{
  "id": 16532741,
  "title": "Bulgaria election: Runoff to decide head of state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/wahlen-in-bulgarien-stichwahl-entscheidet-uber-staatsoberhaupt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T23:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/wahlen-in-bulgarien-stichwahl-entscheidet-ueber-staatsoberhaupt/100264831.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Bulgaria will hold a runoff presidential election after no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first round. According to Mjara, a Bulgarian polling institute, incumbent President Ilijana Jotowa received 35% of the vote, while challenger Andrej Gjurow got 31.9%. The election had a low turnout of 22.2%, far below the required 50%. A second round will be held next Sunday between Jotowa and Gjurow.",
  "summary": "The fact that Bulgarian President Ilijana Jotowa came in first place in the first round of voting is not a surprise. What is unexpected, however, is that her lead was relatively small. A runoff election is set to take place next Sunday.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}