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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 52.5%, Gyurov 43.4% in second round – exit poll

November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova

Incumbent President Iliana Yotova got 52.5 per cent of the votes in the second and final round of Bulgaria’s 2026

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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Second round is attracting higher voter turnout than the record-low first

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

As voting proceeded on November 1 in the second and final round of Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, there were signs

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings for November 2 because of forecast heavy rain

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for a number of districts, and the

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Bulgaria holds November 1 presidential election runoff

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

November 1 sees the second and final round of Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, between the two candidates – incumbent head

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Bulgaria’s January – October 2026 road death toll is 412

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 412 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and October 31 2026, the Interior

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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Three former PMs, two former presidents endorse Gyurov

October 30, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Two days before Bulgarians vote in the second and final round of the 2026 presidential elections, three former prime ministers

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Remembrance Day 2026 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Sofia

October 30, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick, Plovdiv, Sofia

A Remembrance Sunday service will be held in Plovdiv on November 8 2026 and a Remembrance Day service in Sofia

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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Notes from the Gyurov – Yotova debate

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2026

The rival candidates in the second and final round of Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections – incumbent head of state Iliana

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Bulgaria’s Black Sea being checked for pollution where ship was sunk by drones

October 29, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Laboratory tests are being done at five points along the Black Sea coast where container ship Contship Jet was sunk

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