Wahl: Sozialistische Amtsinhaberin siegt bei Stichwahl in Bulgarien
Die linke Kandidatin Ilijana Jotowa hat sich bei der Stichwahl um das Präsidentenamt in Bulgarien durchgesetzt. Das gilt auch als klares Signal für die Russland-Politik des Landes.
President Ilijana Jotowa secured victory in a Bulgarian runoff election after a recount, according to calculations from the country's polling institute Mjara and Alpha Research. The former Social Democrat European Parliament member garnered up to 58 percent of the votes, with her main supporter being the ruling center-left Progressive Bulgaria (PB) party.
Her opponent, Andrej Gjurow, the candidate of the pro-Western liberal-conservative opposition, received up to 39 percent of the votes. If these estimates align with official results, Bulgaria, an EU and NATO member, will retain a president with roots in the political left. Jotowa previously served as a spokesperson and a member of the leadership of the Bulgarian Socialists (BSP), the successor party to the communist ruling party.
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