Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff after tight first round

Straits Times1 November 2026, 08:52 UTCBulgaria

SOFIA, Nov 1 - Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president after a tight race between the two leading candidates failed to produce an outright winner in last weekend's first round vote for the largely ceremonial role.

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