exitvoting The results showed that he advocated negotiations with Moscow and opposed military aid.ukraine Acting Bulgarian President Zotova won the presidential election today and is expected to become Bulgaria’s first elected female head of state.
Reuters reported that as of 8 p.m. local timevote According to the results of two exit polls released after the election, 61-year-old Ileana Iotova received about 51% of the vote, leading 50-year-old former acting Prime Minister Andrey Gurov by 43% to 45%.
The Bulgarian presidency is largely a symbolic position. The official final results of the general election are expected to be released tomorrow.
Exit polls estimate turnout at around 27% to 29%, slightly higher than the record low of 23% in the first round of voting on October 25.
The presidential election took place last month against the backdrop of a series of drone attacks on commercial ships near Bulgaria’s Black Sea, killing more than 20 people. The attacks in question have drawn international condemnation and the outside world is concerned about the growing impact of the war in Ukraine.
