Iotova wins Bulgaria's presidential election

Iotova

57.6%

Gyurov

39.5%

Incumbent Iliana Iotova took 57.6 per cent in Sunday's runoff, against 39.5 per cent for pro-European rival Andrey Gyurov, the electoral commission said.

First-round turnout

22 %

Turnout was historically low: 22 per cent in the first round, the weakest since 1992, and an estimated 27 to 29 per cent in the runoff.

Iotova keeps Bulgaria in the EU and NATO but opposes continued military aid to Ukraine and calls for talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

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Iotova wins Bulgaria's presidential election

Incumbent Iliana Iotova took 57.6 per cent in Sunday's runoff, against 39.5 per cent for pro-European rival Andrey Gyurov, the electoral commission said.

Turnout was historically low: 22 per cent in the first round, the weakest since 1992, and an estimated 27 to 29 per cent in the runoff.

Iotova keeps Bulgaria in the EU and NATO but opposes continued military aid to Ukraine and calls for talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

Iotova wins Bulgaria's presidential election

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