出口民調：保加利亞代理總統約托娃在總統決選中領先

索菲亞，11月1日（路透）——出口民調顯示，保加利亞代理總統伊莉亞娜・約托娃（Iliana Iotova）週日在投票率偏低的總統決選中領先。這個職位主要屬禮儀性質，而她有望成為保加利亞首位民選女性國家元首。SOFIA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Exit polls showed Bulgaria's acting President Iliana Iotova led a low-turnout runoff vote for the largely ceremonial role on Sunday, putting her on course to become the country's first elected female head of state.

根據兩份在晚間8時（格林威治時間1800）投票結束後公布的出口民調，61歲的約托娃以約51%支持率領先，50歲的前看守總理安德烈・久羅夫則為43%至45%。Iotova, 61, led with about 51% versus 43% to 45% for former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, according to two exit polls published as voting ended at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT).

隨著選票統計進行，最終官方結果預計週一出爐。The final official result is expected on Monday as the ballots are counted.

出口民調顯示，投票率約為27%至29%，略高於10月25日首輪投票創紀錄低點的23%。The exit polls put voter participation at about 27% to 29%, a bit higher than the first-round race on October 25, which had a record-low turnout of 23%.

這場總統選舉舉行之際，過去一個月保加利亞黑海沿岸外海商船接連遭無人機攻擊，引發國際譴責，也令人憂心烏克蘭戰爭的波及範圍正不斷擴大。The presidential vote comes against the backdrop of a series of drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in the past month, which have sparked international condemnation and concerns about the growing reach of the war in Ukraine.

約有20多名海員恐已喪生，這些攻擊也促使政府尋求盟友協助，以強化海上安全。週三，一艘希臘貨櫃船遭海上無人機擊中後沉沒。About two dozen seafarers are feared dead, and the strikes have prompted the government to seek allied assistance to bolster maritime security. On Wednesday, a Greek container ship sank after being hit by sea drones.

兩名主要總統候選人都譴責這些攻擊。支持約托娃的總理魯門・拉德夫（Rumen Radev）表示，這些攻擊的結果「有利於俄羅斯聯邦」。兩名候選人也都呼籲以外交方式結束戰爭。Both leading presidential candidates have condemned the attacks. Prime Minister Rumen Radev, who backs Iotova, said the strikes' outcome "benefits the Russian Federation". The two candidates have both called for a diplomatic end to the war.

拉德夫1月辭職投入國會選舉並勝選後，約托娃成為代理總統；許多政治分析人士認為，拉德夫當時所屬陣營立場親克里姆林宮。Iotova became acting president in January after Radev resigned to enter — and win — a parliamentary race on what many political analysts considered a Kremlin-friendly ticket.

約托娃週日表示：「我投票支持保加利亞在強大的歐洲中成為強大的國家，但也支持保加利亞擁有自己的外交政策，並在需要捍衛最重要的事——國家利益——時能夠發聲。」"I voted for Bulgaria to be a strong state in a strong Europe, but for Bulgaria to have its own foreign policy and a voice when it needs to stand up for what matters most — the national interest," Iotova said on Sunday.

久羅夫今年曾任看守總理，獲親西方、改革派政黨支持，並長期表達對烏克蘭的支持。Gyurov, who served as caretaker prime minister this year, is supported by pro-Western, reformist parties and has long expressed support for Ukraine.

他投票後表示：「今天我投票支持一個安全、穩定且歐洲化的保加利亞。」"Today I voted for a secure, stable and European Bulgaria," he said after voting.

他在擔任總理期間曾與基輔簽署安全合作協議。He signed a security cooperation agreement with Kyiv during his time as premier.

多名右傾政治人物，包括前總理博伊科・鮑里索夫（Boyko Borissov），都已表態支持久羅夫。A host of right-leaning political figures, among them ex-premier Boyko Borissov, have expressed support for Gyurov.

（亞歷克斯・萊夫科維茨採訪；芮妮・馬爾特祖撰稿；艾莉森・威廉斯與休・勞森編輯）(Reporting by Alex Lefkowitz; Writing by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Alison Williams and Hugh Lawson)