Bulgarians are voting in a presidential election today, with the two leading candidates, Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gyurov, condemning recent deadly drone strikes on merchant ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. However, they hold differing views on the broader war in Ukraine. Gyurov, backed by pro-Western parties, supports Ukraine and signed a security cooperation agreement with Kyiv during his time as caretaker prime minister. Iotova, supported by current Prime Minister Rumen Radev, advocates for a diplomatic end to the war and a more neutral stance for Bulgaria. The presidency is largely ceremonial, but the election has drawn attention due to the drone attacks, which the Bulgarian government has not explicitly blamed on Russia but stated benefit the Russian Federation. Analysts expect a run-off vote on November 1, as none of the 27 candidates are likely to secure an outright majority in the first round.