{
  "id": 17753651,
  "title": "Election: Socialist incumbent wins runoff election in Bulgaria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/wahl-sozialistische-amtsinhaberin-siegt-bei-stichwahl-in-bulgarien",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:12:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/bulgarien-sozialistische-amtsinhaberin-siegt-bei-stichwahl/100266529.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Bulgarian President Ilijana Jotowa has been re-elected with up to 58% of the vote, according to exit polls by Mjara and Alpha Research. She was supported by the ruling Progressive Bulgaria party and is a former socialist MEP and member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). Her challenger, Andrej Gjurow, received up to 39% of the vote. If confirmed, Jotowa will continue as President of Bulgaria, a country in the EU and NATO.",
  "summary": "Left-wing candidate Ilijana Jotowa has won the presidential runoff in Bulgaria. This is also seen as a clear signal for the country's Russia policy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}