# Iliana Yotova wins Bulgaria's presidential election, calling herself the 'president of peace'

https://mins.news/en/item/125424

- DW, 2026-11-02 12:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/iliana-yotova-wins-the-presidential-election-in-bulgaria-portraying-herself-as-the-president-of-peace/a-79829019?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Iliana Yotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff with 57.6% of the vote, promising to be a “president of peace.” The campaign exposed divisions over the war in Ukraine and drone attacks in the Black Sea. Yotova opposes military aid to Ukraine and favors dialogue with Russia.

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