Bulgaria's presidential election heads to Nov. 1 runoff

Bulgaria's presidential election will go to a runoff on Nov. 1 after no candidate ticket won more than 50% of the vote, according to Anadolu, citing unofficial results from polling agencies released by Bulgarian National Television. Incumbent President Iliana Yotova and her running mate Kiril Valchev led with about 34.6% to 35%, while former Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and his running mate Georgi Kandev followed with about 31.9% to 32.7%. Yotova said she was concerned about the low turnout and thanked voters after polls closed.