Bulgaria's presidential election: Ileana Yutova takes the lead according to the CEC, after processing 95.29% of the ballots, Ileana Yutova gets 34.59% of the votes. Her main competitor, the pro-European opposition candidate Andrey Gior, gets 32.03%. Yotova advocates a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, while maintaining a dialogue with Russia and is absolutely opposed to sending the Bulgarian army to the combat zone. The politician temporarily headed the country on January 23 this year after the Constitutional Court approved the early resignation of Roman Radev. The final winner of the race will be determined in the second round of voting, scheduled for November 1. BGNES Balkanist.

Bulgaria's presidential election: Ileana Yutova takes the lead according to the CEC, after processing 95.29% of the ballots, Ileana Yutova gets 34.59% of the votes. Her main competitor, the pro-European opposition candidate Andrey Gior, gets 32.03%. Yotova advocates a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, while maintaining a dialogue with Russia and is absolutely opposed to sending the Bulgarian army to the combat zone. The politician temporarily headed the country on January 23 this year after the Constitutional Court approved the early resignation of Roman Radev. The final winner of the race will be determined in the second round of voting, scheduled for November 1. BGNES Balkanist.