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Bulgaria Elects Its First Female President Amid Black Sea Drone Crisis

Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria's presidential runoff with nearly 58% of the vote, becoming the first woman elected president as drone attacks and tensions over Russia shaped the campaign.

Latin Times · Nov 2

Iliana Yotova wins runoff to become Bulgaria’s first elected female president

Iliana Yotova has won the runoff election to become Bulgaria’s first elected female head of state

The Independent UK · Nov 2

Bulgaria elects Iliana Iotova as president, pro-Russia candidate defeats pro-Western rival

Iliana Iotova has triumphed in Bulgaria's presidential runoff, unseating the pro-western contender, Andrey Gyurov. Her campaign prioritized improving livelihoods, fostering peace, and confronting future challenges. This historic win makes Iotova the first female president elected directly by the Bulgarian populace. With security concerns heightened by recent drone attacks in the…

The Times of India · Nov 2

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Initial results show Bulgaria's acting president Yotova wins runoff election

According to the count by several polling agencies, Yotova received 58% of the vote. If confirmed by official results, she would become Bulgaria’s first elected female head of state.

Euronews · Nov 1

Bulgarians head to the polls in tense presidential runoff

The vote puts together two candidates with sharply contrasting views on how Bulgaria should engage with Russia and the war in Ukraine moving forward.

Euronews · Nov 1

Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid security tensions in the Black Sea

Bulgarians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff between two candidates with opposing views on the Ukraine war and relations with Russia as tensions mount in the Black Sea. Exit polls showed Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow, led the vote against Andrey Gyurov.

France 24 · Nov 1

Bulgarian incumbent president faces pro-Western reformist in runoff on Sunday

Bulgaria’s presidential race heads to a runoff after a tight contest between incumbent Iliana Yotova and opposition candidate Andrey Gyurov

The Independent UK · Oct 26

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Ukraine war briefing: Trilateral peace talks with Russia to restart, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine will not discuss limits to its armed forces or enforced neutrality at November meeting, president says. What we know on day 1,706

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26

Bulgaria's Yotova narrowly leads Gyurov in first round of presidential election, according to exit polls

The campaign has focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and an increase in drone attacks on commercial vessels off Bulgaria's coast in the Black Sea, as well as rising energy prices and inflation.

Euronews · Oct 25

Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says

President says he is open to scaling back strikes on oil and wider energy industry if Moscow reciprocates. What we know on day 1,497

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31

Ukraine signs 10-year defence deal with arms producer Bulgaria, Zelenskyy says

The agreement with Bulgaria comes hot on the heels of a raft of similar deals Zelenskyy inked with partners in the Gulf.

Euronews · Mar 30

Newsletter: Leaders outraged as defiant Orbán holds veto on Ukraine loan

Also in this newsletter: Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton tells Euronews the war in Iran is "Europe's war", and exclusive lines from interviews with the Bulgarian PM, Ukrainian Finance Minister and Israeli Ambassador to the UN in Geneva.

Euronews · Mar 20

'It was the decision of one oligarch': Bulgarian PM Gyurov walks back Board of Peace participation

Bulgarian PM says Board of Peace participation was not cleared by parliament and joining was the result of political maneuvering by "one oligarch".

Euronews · Mar 20

Bulgaria's new prime minister reaffirms country's pro-Western orientation ahead of April vote

Bulgaria’s new prime minister, Andrey Gyurov, says the country stays firmly pro-Western as it heads into another election

The Independent UK · Feb 19

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