People in Bulgaria vote for a new president. No candidate wins more than half of the votes. The voter turnout is very low. Only 22 percent of the people go to vote.
A runoff vote happens next Sunday. This is a second vote. The two best candidates compete against each other. These are Ilijana Jotowa and Andrej Gjurow.
Ilijana Jotowa is the current president. She gets 35 percent of the votes in the first round. She wants peace through talks with Russia. Andrej Gjurow gets almost 32 percent of the votes. He wants a strong link to the West.
The war in Ukraine is an important topic. Bulgaria belongs to the EU and to Nato. Many people argue about the direction of the country. Some want more closeness to Russia. Others want more closeness to the West.
