Bulgarien afholder anden runde i præsidentvalget
Bulgarien afholdt den 1. november 2026 den anden runde i præsidentvalget mellem den siddende præsident Iliana Yotova og tidligere midlertidig premierminister Andrey Gyurov. Valget afgør, hvem der fremover leder landet og dermed Bulgariens politik over for Ukraine, Rusland og EU.
Hovedpunkter
- Anden runde blev afholdt den 1. november 2026.
- Kandidaterne var Iliana Yotova og Andrey Gyurov.
- Døråbningsstederne åbnede kl. 07.00 og skulle lukke kl. 20.00.
- I første runde den 25. oktober fik Yotova 34,75 % af stemmerne og Gyurov 31,95 %.
- Første-rundevalget havde en valgdeltelse på lidt over 22 %, et rekordlavt niveau i Bulgarien.
- Over 9.000 valgsteder i Bulgarien og 613 i udlandet var oprettet.
- Centrale valgkommission skulle offentliggøre de endelige resultater inden for tre dage.
Hvorfor det er vigtigt
Resultatet afgør, hvem der bliver Bulgariens præsident og vicepræsident, og dermed landets fremtidige politik over for Ukraine, Rusland og EU. Kandidaterne havde modsatte holdninger til militær hjælp til Ukraine, sanktioner mod Moskva og EU’s forhold til Rusland. Den rekord lave valgdeltelse i første runde har samtidig rejst spørgsmål om valgets legitimitet і залученість громадян.
Hvad der skete
Другой тур президентских выборов в Болгарии прошёл 1 ноября 2026 года. В соперничестве вступили действующая президентка Илияна Йотова и бывший временный премьер-министр Андрей Гюров, ранее занимавший пост заместителя главы Центрального банка Болгарии. Polling stations opened at 07:00 and were scheduled to close at 20:00, though the counting could continue until 21:00 where voters remained. More than 9,000 polling stations operated domestically, with another 613 abroad in 60 countries; the largest overseas contingents were in the United Kingdom, Turkey and Germany. The first round had been held on 25 October, when Yotova received 34.75% and Gyurov 31.95%, with a turnout of just over 22%. Neither candidate secured enough support for an outright victory. Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission was expected to announce the final presidential and vice-presidential results within three days of the vote.
Sådan beskriver ukrainske kilder det
Ukrainian coverage focused on how the election could influence Bulgaria’s military assistance to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and EU relations with Moscow. It also highlighted Gyurov’s March security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Hvor dækningen adskiller sig
The two Ukrainian reports disagree about which candidate opposed military aid for Ukraine and called for restoring EU relations with Russia: NV attributes those positions to Gyurov, while Babel attributes them to Yotova and describes Gyurov as a consistent supporter of Ukraine. They also differ in how they characterize Gyurov’s career: one identifies him as a former deputy governor of the central bank, while the other calls him a pro-Ukrainian former prime minister without mentioning his earlier central-bank role.
Baggrund
Yotova became acting president after Rumen Radev resigned in January. Gyurov previously served as a deputy governor of Bulgaria’s central bank and signed a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine during a March visit to Kyiv. The first-round turnout was just over 22%, the lowest recorded in Bulgaria.