An election marked by disillusionment sends a warning to Bulgaria's government
The first round of Bulgaria's presidential election saw record-low voter turnout, both at home and among Bulgarians abroad, surprising even pollsters. Neither of the leading presidential tickets secured an outright victory, setting up a run-off between Iliana Iotova/Kiril Valchev and Andrey Gyurov/Georgi Kandev on Sunday, 1 November. To win in the first round, a candidate must receive more than half of the valid votes, with turnout exceeding 50%. With 99.95% of polling station returns counted, Iotova and Valchev had won 34.76% of the vote, against 31.95% for Gyurov and Kandev – a gap of less…
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