Initial results show Yotova winning the Bulgarian presidential runoff, becoming the country's first elected female president, per TDT News.
Exit polls indicate Yotova received 52.5% of the vote, defeating incumbent President Radev who garnered 43.4%, according to Sofia Globe.
The election marks a significant political shift in Bulgaria, with Yotova's pro-Kremlin ticket gaining traction in the runoff, Bloomberg reports.
Voting concluded today as Bulgaria transitions to a new leadership era following a highly contested campaign, per Reuters.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: political shift.
Here it turns on states: Yotova winning, female president, incumbent President Radev and pro-Kremlin ticket.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Yotova winning, female president, incumbent President Radev, pro-Kremlin ticket, political shift, new leadership era, highly contested campaign.