# Bulgaria elects its first female president

https://mins.news/en/item/124936

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 04:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/2/bulgaria-has-its-first-elected-female-president?traffic_source=rss

> Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first elected female president. Her victory reinforces Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s political direction, including calls for dialogue with Moscow and opposition to military aid for Ukraine.

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