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Politics● Low6d ago · Nov 1, 2026, 7:14 PM

Bulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova wins run-off election, exit polls show

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · Eastern Europe

Bulgaria’s acting president Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, won a presidential run-off vote on Sunday, exit polls showed. The vote took place amid security concerns in the European Union and Nato member following a series of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea. The race for the largely ceremonial post pitted Iotova, an ally of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, against Andrey Gyurov, a banker and former caretaker prime minister...

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