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Bulgaria presidential runoff sees low turnout, pro-Russia candidate leads

Original: 🇪🇺 🇧🇬 BULGARIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SECOND ROUND Turn-out: 28% FINAL RESULTS 🇪🇺 pro-EU: 39.5% Andrey Gyurov (IND/Rene

Bulgaria's presidential election second round has concluded with a record-low turnout of about 28%. Final results put Iliana Iotova of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, seen as pro-Russia, on 57.6%, ahead of the pro-EU independent candidate Andrey Gyurov, backed by Renew, on 39.5%. Around 3% voted for none of the above. Commentators are weighing what the result means for Bulgaria's EU alignment.

Why now: A pro-Russia candidate winning a low-turnout runoff raises concerns about Bulgaria's future political direction within the EU

BulgariaIliana IotovaAndrey GyurovEuropean UnionBulgarian Socialist Party

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• 🇪🇺 🇧🇬 BULGARIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SECOND ROUND Turn-out: 28% FINAL RESULTS 🇪🇺 pro-EU: 39.5% Andrey Gyurov (IND/Renew/Centre): 39.5% 🇷🇺 pro-russia: 57.6% Iliana Iotova (BSP/S&D/Left): 57.6% None of the above: 3.0% # Bulgaria # BulgarianElection # Europe # Election2026 # EU · elCelio@mastodon.uno · 1

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