Bulgaria Elects Iliana Iotova as First Female President Amid Rising Security Concerns in the Black Sea

11/02/2026

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's acting ⁠President ⁠Iliana Iotova won ⁠the presidential runoff election, near-final results from the Central Election Commission showed on ‌Monday, becoming the...

11/02/2026

Bulgaria's President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, won a presidential runoff vote on Sunday.

11/02/2026

SOFIA, Nov 2 - Bulgaria has elected Iliana Iotova as its first female president, official results showed on Monday, providing a political boost for Prime Minister Rumen Radev who had backed her...

11/02/2026

The vote took place amid security concerns in the EU and NATO member states following a series of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea

11/02/2026

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, November 2: Bulgarian papers discuss the country's new president. In Belarus, some political prisoners are held in psychiatric wards instead of prisons. Also: Hitler's...

11/01/2026

Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent President Iliana Yotova is the apparent winner in the country's presidential runoff. Partial official results are expected later Sunday.

11/01/2026

Bulgaria’s President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, won a presidential run-off vote on Sunday. The race for the largely ceremonial post had...

11/01/2026

Several polling surveys give Yotova about 52% of the vote. If official results confirm it, she would become Bulgaria's first elected female head of state.

11/01/2026

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

11/01/2026

Iliana Iotova, backed by Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s EU-critical coalition, has a strong lead on pro-Western rival Andrey Gyurov Acting Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova, backed by the country’s...

11/01/2026

Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday for a closely contested presidential runoff, with the election highlighting deep divisions over the country's approach to Russia and the ongoing war in Ukraine