Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria's presidential runoff
Iliana Iotova has won Bulgaria's presidential runoff and will be the country's first elected female president, according to Al Jazeera and PBS NewsHour.
Iliana Iotova has won Bulgaria's presidential runoff. She will be the country's first elected female president, Al Jazeera reports. Al Jazeera had earlier described her as acting president.
Exit polls had shown her ahead after the vote. PBS NewsHour, which spells her name Yotova, describes the results as initial and says they suggest she won.
PBS NewsHour reports that Andrey Gyurov, a former interim prime minister, conceded defeat.
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- Al JazeeraBulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit pollsSun, Nov 1, 3:43 PM EST
- Al JazeeraBulgaria has its first elected female presidentSun, Nov 1, 11:25 PM EST
- PBS NewsHourInitial results suggest Iliana Yotova wins runoff to become Bulgaria's 1st elected female presidentMon, Nov 2, 3:44 PM EST
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