Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war

DW1 November 2026, 07:00 UTCBulgaria

Voters in Bulgaria are choosing between two candidates with vastly different views of the war in Ukraine and ties with Russia. The runoff comes after a record-low turnout in the first round.

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