# Exit polls show Bulgaria’s acting President Iotova leading in runoff

https://mins.news/en/item/124708

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-01 20:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/1/bulgarian-president-yotova-leads-runoff-exit-polls-show?traffic_source=rss

> Exit polls put acting President Iliana Iotova ahead in Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, with just over half the vote versus about 44 percent for Andrey Gyurov. If confirmed by the official count, she would become the country’s first elected female president.

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