Iliana Yotova won Bulgaria's presidential runoff on Sunday, Nov. 1, and will be the first woman elected to the country's presidency, the Associated Press and Radio Bulgaria reported.
The numbers
With 100 percent of polling-station protocols processed, the Central Election Commission reported that Yotova and running mate Kiril Valchev received 1,093,852 votes, or 57.57 percent. Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 750,251 votes, or 39.48 percent. The "I do not support anyone" option received 56,080 votes, or 2.95 percent.
Turnout
According to the Sofia Globe and Novinite, the commission's last interim turnout figure was 19.33 percent at 4 p.m., and polling agencies estimated final turnout at roughly 27 to 29 percent.
Who she is
Yotova had been serving as acting president. Radio Bulgaria described her as the country's seventh president and the first woman elected to the post.
Sources: AP, Bulgarian Central Election Commission as reported by BNT and Novinite, Radio Bulgaria