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Bulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff, near-final results show

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Bulgarian acting President Iliana Iotova secured victory in the presidential runoff election with 57.58% of the vote, becoming Bulgaria's first female president. The Central Election Commission reported that nearly all precinct protocols had been processed and showed Iotova and her running mate Valchev ahead of opponents Gyurov and Kandev, who received 39.47%. Voter turnout was notably low at around 2.95%, with a significant portion abstaining by selecting the "I support no one" option.

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On November 1, 2026, Bulgarians voted in a presidential runoff between Acting President Iliana Yotova and former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, with exit polls showing Yotova winning. The election came against a backdrop of security threats from drone attacks off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and economic concerns at home. Near-final results released by the Central Election Commission on November 2 confirmed that Iliana Iotova won, making her Bulgaria's first elected female president. Her victory reinforces Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s political direction, including a stance favoring dialogue with Russia and opposing military aid to Ukraine. The election saw low voter turnout amid regional tensions and domestic worries.

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Iotova PERSON · 5× Bulgaria GPE · 2× Radev PERSON · 2× Valchev PERSON · 2× Andrey Gyurov PERSON · 1× Georgi Kandev PERSON · 1× Gyurov PERSON · 1× Iliana Iotova PERSON · 1× Kandev PERSON · 1× the Central Election Commission ORG · 1×

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Bulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff, near-final results show Nov 2 - Bulgaria's acting President Iliana Iotova won the presidential runoff election, near-final results from the Central Election Commission showed on Monday, becoming the country's first elected female head of state amid low voter turnout.

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Bulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff, near-final results show · assertive framing

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results → win → turnout

With 99.95% of precinct protocols processed, the Iotova-Valchev ticket had won 57.58% of the vote, or about 1.1 million ballots, while opponents Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 39.47%, or about 749,500 votes. asserted

Gyurov → process → %

About 2.95% of voters chose the "I support no one" option. asserted

I → choose → option

The runoff followed a first round on October 25 that gave no candidate the majority needed for an outright victory. asserted

that → follow → victory

Iotova and Valchev led with 34.6% of the vote, ahead of Gyurov and Kandev on 32%, advancing to Sunday's second round. asserted

Iotova → lead → round

Iotova, formerly vice president, became acting president in January after Radev resigned to enter the parliamentary race, which he won on a ticket many political analysts consider Kremlin-friendly. asserted

analysts → become → ticket

Radev supports Iotova and they have both called for a diplomatic end to the Ukraine war. asserted

they → support → war