Exit Polls Suggest that Yotova Wins Runoff to Become Bulgaria’s First Elected Female President
- Exit polls suggest that Iliana Yotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff with about 52% of the vote.
- If official results confirm the projections, Yotova would become Bulgaria’s first elected female head of state.
- Former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, supported by reformist pro-Western opposition parties, received about 44% of the vote.
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<p>In Bulgaria, the opponent of aid to Ukraine - the Exitpol Ilyana Yotov wins the presidential elections with 52.5% against 43.4% for the pro-Western Andrey Gurov. The final results will be announced by the Election Commission.</p>
Bulgaria will have an elected female president for the first time. According to exit polls, pro-Russian Iliana Jotova has secured 56 to 58 percent of the vote. Her opponent, pro-European Andrey Gyurov, who received 38 to 40 percent, has congratulated her on the victory. The official results are expected tomorrow, once all votes have been counted. Jotova (62) is currently interim president. She was vice president from 2017 until early this year,…
The outgoing President Iliana Iotova, who pleads for dialogue with Moscow in order to end the war in Ukraine, won the presidential election in Bulgaria on Sunday, November 1, according to several polls after the ballot.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, congratulated Iliana Jotova on her victory in the second round of the presidential elections in Bulgaria.
"From security and defense to competitiveness and our energy independence, I look forward to continuing our cooperation," von der Leyen wrote.
According to exit polls, the second round of the presidential election in Bulgaria appears to be leading to a victory for the incumbent, Iliana Iotova. Initial projections suggest that Iotova, the candidate of the ruling center-left Progressive Bulgaria (PB) party, could secure 52% of the vote. If this result is officially confirmed, she will become the first woman elected head of state in Bulgaria. Her former interim prime minister and rival, A…
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