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Bulgarien: Russlandfreundliche Jotowa gewinnt Stichwahl

Bulgaria is facing a political decision: according to forecasts, Russia-friendly incumbent Ilijana Jotova has won the presidential election.

Politics 15 independent outlets · 53 articles
Photo: BR24 (Bayerischer Rundfunk)
Bulgarien: Russlandfreundliche Präsidentin gewinnt Stichwahl
Photo: BR24 (Bayerischer Rundfunk)

What happened

The Russian-friendly current President Ilijana Jotova faces her pro-Western challenger Andrej Gjurov.

What outlets write

  1. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 1 November, 19:19
    «The Russian friendly Ilijana Jotova is therefore in the front»
  2. stern 1 November, 07:21 and 1 more outlet
    «Against the backdrop of a series of drone attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea, Bulgaria has started the run-off election for the presidency»
  3. Handelsblatt 1 November, 08:29
    «In the first round, President Jotova achieved a modest result»

Who reports

15 independent outlets · 53 articles