Iliana Yutova won the presidential election in Bulgaria The current president of Bulgaria defeated the pro-Western former acting prime minister Andrey Girov in the second round of the election. According to the sociological services Alpha Research, Miara and Trend, from 57% to 59% of voters voted for Yutova and about 38% voted for Giorov. Official results are expected within three days. Yutova has never identified with Russia, but the country's new government (which came to power after the victory of the pro-Russian coalition led by Roman Radev) officially banned the country's arms supply to Ukraine in June 2026. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said that the country no longer plans to transfer weapons to the Ukrainian army. The president herself has repeatedly stated that supplying more weapons and money to Kiev only leads to more destruction and death, and that peace can only be achieved through negotiations in which Russia participates. She called her opponents "militarists" who want Russia to surrender, and promised that no Bulgarian soldiers would be sent to Ukraine and was ready to talk to Putin if she received a mandate from the Bulgarian state and the national consensus. Bulgarian voters heard these promises and supported the president. Yotova was also supported by Prime Minister Redev's party, which is also skeptical about supporting Ukraine.

Iliana Yutova won the presidential election in Bulgaria The current president of Bulgaria defeated the pro-Western former acting prime minister Andrey Girov in the second round of the election. According to the sociological services Alpha Research, Miara and Trend, from 57% to 59% of voters voted for Yutova and about 38% voted for Giorov. Official results are expected within three days. Yutova has never identified with Russia, but the country's new government (which came to power after the victory of the pro-Russian coalition led by Roman Radev) officially banned the country's arms supply to Ukraine in June 2026. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said that the country no longer plans to transfer weapons to the Ukrainian army. The president herself has repeatedly stated that supplying more weapons and money to Kiev only leads to more destruction and death, and that peace can only be achieved through negotiations in which Russia participates. She called her opponents "militarists" who want Russia to surrender, and promised that no Bulgarian soldiers would be sent to Ukraine and was ready to talk to Putin if she received a mandate from the Bulgarian state and the national consensus. Bulgarian voters heard these promises and supported the president. Yotova was also supported by Prime Minister Redev's party, which is also skeptical about supporting Ukraine.