00:00Bulgarians are voting in a presidential runoff between income with Ilyana Iyatova and pro-Western
00:05challenger Andrey Gryov.
00:07Iyatova's ticket took 34.8% in the first round, leading Gryov's by about 43,000 votes.
00:14The candidates are divided over Russia's war in Ukraine.
00:18Iyatova has called for negotiations and warned that sending more weapons would bring further
00:22deaths.
00:23Gryov has argued that Russia must end its aggression before talks can begin.
00:28Bulgaria's historic ties with Moscow have made the election a test of public opinion
00:32on relations with Russia and support for Ukraine.
00:36Iyatova is backed by the ruling Progressive Bulgaria Party and the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
00:41Gryov is supported by opposition parties, including the liberal-conservative-democratic
00:45Bulgaria Party and the liberal-left We Continue the Change Party.
00:50The Electoral Commission has denied opposition claims of media bias and government interference.
00:55The polling stations are due to close at 8 pm local time.
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