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Bulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit polls

Iliana Iotova would become the nation’s first elected female president if results confirm her win on Monday.

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According to the exit polls, the candidate from the ruling centre-left party is set to win 52 per cent of the vote in the run-off election in Bulgaria. Her pro-Western challenger, Andrey Gyurov, trails by a considerable margin. Voter turnout stood at just 29 per cent.

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Bulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit polls

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Bulgaria's acting President Yotova leads in exit polls of runoff election

According to the exit polls, the candidate from the ruling centre-left party is set to win 52 per cent of the vote in the run-off election in Bulgaria. Her pro-Western challenger, Andrey Gyurov, trails by a considerable margin. Voter turnout stood at just 29 per cent.

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