Bulgaria Exit Polls: Acting President Iliana Iotova Wins Runoff

Exit polls in Bulgaria indicate a victory for acting president Iliana Iotova in the presidential runoff, BBC Russian and German newspaper Die Welt reported. Iotova, the candidate of the ruling center-left party who advocates for dialogue with Russia and opposes military aid to Ukraine, won roughly 51 percent of the vote according to projections.

Running against her was Andrey Gyurov, a banker and former acting prime minister backed by the pro-Western opposition. According to reports, voter turnout was particularly low, standing at only around 29 percent. Official results have not yet been released.