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Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria presidential runoff, becoming first female president

Iliana Iotova secures victory in the Bulgarian presidential runoff, consolidating a pro-Moscow stance amid low turnout and Black Sea security fears.

7 publishers · 16 articles · first seen 1 Nov 2026 · updated 4d ago

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7 publishers have covered this in 16 articles since 1 Nov 2026. ABC News published first, on 1 November at 05:32 UTC; France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines followed 15 min later. The most recent article, from France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo, appeared on 2 November at 23:02 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, kyivindependent.com.

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How it unfolded

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  1. ABC NewsBulgarians vote in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats
  2. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesBulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid security tensions in the Black Sea
  3. Deutsche WelleBulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war
  4. Deutsche WelleBulgaria exit polls: incumbent Yotova predicted to win
  5. Deutsche WelleBulgaria's Yotova secures decisive win in presidential runoff
  6. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraBulgarians vote in presidential run-off amid Black Sea tensions
  7. News FeedBulgarians projected to re-elect pro-Russian president
  8. South China Morning PostBulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova wins run-off election, exit polls show
  9. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraBulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit polls
  10. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraBulgaria has its first elected female president
  11. Show 6 later sources
    1. kyivindependent.comRussia-friendly Yotova wins Bulgaria's presidential runoff
    2. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines'Consolidation of power': Bulgaria elects Iliana Iotova as first woman president
    3. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesBulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff vote amid Black Sea security fears
    4. Deutsche WelleIliana Yotova wins the presidential election in Bulgaria, portraying herself as the 'president of peace'
    5. Deutsche WelleHow Iliana Yotova won the presidential election in Bulgaria
    6. France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivoBulgaria elige a Iliana Yotova y la continuidad de una línea cercana a Moscú

Sources

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  1. Bulgaria has its first elected female president Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. Bulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit polls Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  3. Bulgarians projected to re-elect pro-Russian president News Feed ·
  4. Bulgarians vote in presidential run-off amid Black Sea tensions Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  5. Bulgarians vote in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats ABC News ·
  6. Bulgaria elige a Iliana Yotova y la continuidad de una línea cercana a Moscú France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
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  1. Iliana Yotova wins the presidential election in Bulgaria, portraying herself as the 'president of peace' Deutsche Welle
  2. How Iliana Yotova won the presidential election in Bulgaria Deutsche Welle
  3. Bulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff vote amid Black Sea security fears France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
  4. 'Consolidation of power': Bulgaria elects Iliana Iotova as first woman president France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
  5. Russia-friendly Yotova wins Bulgaria's presidential runoff kyivindependent.com
  6. Bulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova wins run-off election, exit polls show South China Morning Post
  7. Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war Deutsche Welle
  8. Bulgaria exit polls: incumbent Yotova predicted to win Deutsche Welle
  9. Bulgaria's Yotova secures decisive win in presidential runoff Deutsche Welle
  10. Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid security tensions in the Black Sea France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines

In this story

  • Iliana Iotova
  • Bulgaria
  • Moscow
  • Rumen Radev
  • Andrey Gyurov
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