Bulgaria has its first elected female president

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 2, 2026Country: Bulgaria

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Bulgaria has its first elected female president

Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first elected female president. Her victory reinforces Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s political direction. That direction includes calls for dialogue with Moscow and opposition to military aid for Ukraine.

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