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Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Bulgarians voted on Sunday, November 1, in a presidential runoff between acting President Iliana Yotova and former interim prime minister Andrey Gyurov. In the October 25 first round, Yotova led Gyurov by under three percentage points, and turnout was at a record low, with election officials reporting 23 percent of eligible voters casting ballots. Reports say the government has refused military aid to Ukraine and sought friendly ties with Moscow, and that the war and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping are central issues in the vote. Official results were expected Monday, according to the Associated Press.

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Bulgarians vote on November 1 in a presidential runoff.
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Far Left
The Boston Globe
Left
Bloomberg
Center
Deutsche Welle
Acting President Iliana Yotova faces former interim prime minister Andrey Gyurov.
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Far Left
The Boston Globe
Center
Deutsche Welle
Yotova led Gyurov by under three points in the October 25 first round, which had record-low turnout.
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Far Left
The Boston Globe
Center
Deutsche Welle
Reports say Yotova’s government has refused military aid to Ukraine and sought friendly ties with Moscow.
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Left
Bloomberg
Center
Deutsche Welle
The Ukraine war and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping are central to the campaign.
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Far Left
The Boston Globe
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Deutsche Welle
Yotova would be Bulgaria’s first elected female president if she wins.
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Every side reports a November 1 runoff between acting President Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov. The left stresses Yotova’s Ukraine and Moscow ties, the center the polarized contest the war overshadows.

the left
2 outlets
Bloomberg’s headline frames the vote around the incumbent’s Ukraine stance with the label Ukraine-Skeptic, while the Boston Globe’s headline, carrying an AP report, stresses regional security threats.
Ukraine-Skeptic Faces Challenge in Bulgarian Vote: What to Watch
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
DW’s headline frames the runoff as highly polarized and overshadowed by the Ukraine war, and its excerpt calls the incumbent Moscow-friendly.
Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war
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From the left

2 outlets

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Ukraine stance and Moscow ties
regional security threats
economic worries at home

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The Boston GlobeFar LeftAssociated Press report
Bulgarians vote in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats and economic worries at home. Acting President Iliana Yotova — who would become Bulgaria’s first elected female president if she wins — faces opposition candidate and …
2 hr agoRead at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)
BloombergLeft
Ukraine-Skeptic Faces Challenge in Bulgarian Vote: What to Watch
Bulgaria elects its president on Sunday in a test of support for the government, which has denied military aid for Ukraine and sought friendly ties with Moscow.
3 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

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Leads with

Ukraine war as central divide
polarized choice of visions
record-low first-round turnout
ties with Russia

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growing economic hardship

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Deutsche WelleCenter
Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war
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.
1 hr agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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First to report
Bloomberg, Nov 1, 1:00 AM EDT
Center
2 hr later
Its first report, Nov 1, 2:00 AM EST
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BloombergLeftNov 1, 1:00 AM EDT
The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 1, 1:08 AM EST
Deutsche WelleCenterNov 1, 2:00 AM EST

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Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov

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From the left

Bulgarians vote in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats

Ukraine-Skeptic Faces Challenge in Bulgarian Vote: What to Watch

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Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war

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