Exit Poll: Iliana Iotova is Bulgaria’s New President
Incumbent Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova has won the presidential election, according to the first results released by the two polling agencies partnering with the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) in its coverage of the presidential and vice-presidential vote. The results of the exit poll conducted by Myara as of 8 p.m. on 1 November 2026 show the following distribution of votes between the two candidate tickets in the second round of the election: Iliana Yotova - Kiril Valchev: 51 % of the votes; Andrey Gyurov - Georgi Kandev: 44.7 %; “I do not support any candidate”: 4.3 %. Voter turnout…
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same Bulgarian presidential run-off exit polls won by Iotova; Report 3 gives a 52 per cent figure and names the challenger, neither conflicting with Report 1.
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