Bulgaria’s acting president, Iliana Yotova, who has been critical of the EU and of the excessive support for Ukraine, won the country’s presidential election, defeating the pro-Western candidate, former interim prime minister Andrei Gyurov, in the second round, according to official results released this Monday.
The results place Yotova at 57.68% of the vote, compared to 39.35% for Gyurov. Yotova thus becomes the first woman to be elected head of state in the country's history.
Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Yotova on her victory this Sunday. "From security and defense to our competitiveness and energy independence, I look forward to continuing our close cooperation. For a strong Bulgaria in a strong Europe," she wrote on X.
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
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Completed parallel counts by five major polling agencies put Yotova’s share of the vote at between 56.6% and 58.2% compared with 38.6% to 40.6% for her pro-Western challenger Andrey Gyurov.
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