Exit polls put Ileana Yutova in the lead in the second round for the presidency of Bulgaria Incumbent President Ileana Yutova leads the former prime minister, Andrey Girov, in the second round for the presidency of Bulgaria, with exit polls giving her about 51%-53% of the votes of her opponent. If confirmed, Yutova will become the first Bulgarian directly elected president. The election was dominated by disagreements over the security of Russia, Ukraine and the Black Sea, amid a particularly low voter turnout. The leading Balkan news channel in English.

Exit polls put Ileana Yutova in the lead in the second round for the presidency of Bulgaria Incumbent President Ileana Yutova leads the former prime minister, Andrey Girov, in the second round for the presidency of Bulgaria, with exit polls giving her about 51%-53% of the votes of her opponent. If confirmed, Yutova will become the first Bulgarian directly elected president. The election was dominated by disagreements over the security of Russia, Ukraine and the Black Sea, amid a particularly low voter turnout. The leading Balkan news channel in English.