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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket

November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, editors pick, Iliana Yotova, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev and President Iliana Yotova exulted in triumphalist messages as exit polls at the close of

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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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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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Latest drone attack off Bulgaria’s coast sparks new wave of political reactions ahead of finale of presidential elections

October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova, Russia, Ukraine

The latest drone attack on a merchant ship off Bulgaria’s coast, on the Contship Jet on October 28, sparked a

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Defence Ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye condemn drone attacks in Black Sea, call for immediate cessation

October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye strongly condemn the drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea and call for an

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Drone attack on container ship off Bulgaria’s Cape Kaliakra

October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Liberian-flagged container vesssel Contship Jet was hit in a drone attack on October 28 while passing near Cape Kaliakra on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Two German citizens accused of Starlink arson arrested in Germany

October 27, 2026October 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Two German citizens, accused by the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office of complicity in arson, have been detained in Germany on

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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova on the defensive over close first-round contest with Gyurov

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova, Russia, Ukraine

Opinion polls after voting ended in the first round of Bulgaria’s 2026 regular presidential elections have left incumbent President Iliana

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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Emboldened Gyurov throws down gauntlet to Yotova

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova, Russia, Ukraine

Emboldened by opinion polling results at the close of the October 25 first round of Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, Andrei

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