# Initial results show Bulgaria’s acting president Yotova wins runoff

https://mins.news/en/video/125207

- euronews, 2026-11-02 09:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0YAjL5hCdI

> Tallying by several polling agencies shows Yotova received 58% of the vote. If official results confirm the outcome, she would become Bulgaria’s first elected female head of state.

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