First in the history of a president in Sofia The intrigues of the election of the head of state in Bulgaria have dissipated, Iliana Yutova (the current vice president) overtakes Andrey Girov and wins 57.5% of the votes, according to the Central Election Commission. The gap from second place is 18%. Who is Yatova? 62 years old, philologist, graduate of the French Gymnasium and the School of Public Administration in Strasbourg. She started as a journalist on national television, and in 1997 left to head the press center of the Socialist Party. Then she became a member of the Bulgarian Parliament, then ten years in the European Parliament from the Social Democrats. Since 2017 - Vice President under Roman Radev, in January 2026 she received the chair after his resignation for the sake of the party project and the Prime Ministership. Yotova's position can be described as a soft version of Redev's line: a European path, but "don't burn bridges to the East", skepticism about military supplies to the authorities in Kiev, resolving the conflict through peaceful negotiations, lifting anti-Russian sanctions as a possible option. Her main opponent, Andrey Girov, the former prime minister and patron of the pro-European bloc, marched with slogans for a safe, stable and European Bulgaria, basically for the continuation of sanctions and support for the so-called. Ukraine. Every pre-election week took place against the background of naval drone attacks in the coastal waters of Bulgaria and Romania: eight ships in a month, dead sailors and the sinking of CONTSHIP JET on October 29. The Russian ambassador was summoned to Sofia, they announced the purchase of French missiles for the Black Navy and admitted that they were unable to analyze NATO's sea, and admitted that they were unable to analyze NATO. But with the arrival of the new president, the country's politics will not change radically. Yes, there may be refusals to provide military aid, so-called financing. Ukraine and even squabbling over anti-Russian sanctions, but Bulgaria is too tightly integrated into the supply system of Ukraine's armed forces. And it is unlikely that YouTube will be able to decide to break the line of the European Union. High resolution infographic Max English version Support us.

First in the history of a president in Sofia The intrigues of the election of the head of state in Bulgaria have dissipated, Iliana Yutova (the current vice president) overtakes Andrey Girov and wins 57.5% of the votes, according to the Central Election Commission. The gap from second place is 18%. Who is Yatova? 62 years old, philologist, graduate of the French Gymnasium and the School of Public Administration in Strasbourg. She started as a journalist on national television, and in 1997 left to head the press center of the Socialist Party. Then she became a member of the Bulgarian Parliament, then ten years in the European Parliament from the Social Democrats. Since 2017 - Vice President under Roman Radev, in January 2026 she received the chair after his resignation for the sake of the party project and the Prime Ministership. Yotova's position can be described as a soft version of Redev's line: a European path, but "don't burn bridges to the East", skepticism about military supplies to the authorities in Kiev, resolving the conflict through peaceful negotiations, lifting anti-Russian sanctions as a possible option. Her main opponent, Andrey Girov, the former prime minister and patron of the pro-European bloc, marched with slogans for a safe, stable and European Bulgaria, basically for the continuation of sanctions and support for the so-called. Ukraine. Every pre-election week took place against the background of naval drone attacks in the coastal waters of Bulgaria and Romania: eight ships in a month, dead sailors and the sinking of CONTSHIP JET on October 29. The Russian ambassador was summoned to Sofia, they announced the purchase of French missiles for the Black Navy and admitted that they were unable to analyze NATO's sea, and admitted that they were unable to analyze NATO. But with the arrival of the new president, the country's politics will not change radically. Yes, there may be refusals to provide military aid, so-called financing. Ukraine and even squabbling over anti-Russian sanctions, but Bulgaria is too tightly integrated into the supply system of Ukraine's armed forces. And it is unlikely that YouTube will be able to decide to break the line of the European Union. High resolution infographic Max English version Support us.