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Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria, at a lectern in front of the Bulgarian coat of arms, in her 2026 official portrait.
Archive portrait · Photo: Presidência da República da Bulgária (president.bg), CC BY 2.5 BG · Image credits

Bulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova wins run-off election, exit polls show

Bulgaria

Told by 4 newspapers in 4 countries, between 19:00 and 20:00 on 1 November 2026.

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The headline in each newspaper

In short

According to exit polls, Bulgaria's acting president Iliana Iotova wins the presidential run-off.12 Al Jazeera also reports Iotova ahead in the run-off exit polls.3 TASS reports that Iotova leads the Bulgarian presidential election, according to the Central Election Commission.4

AIMade at 14:11, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • According to exit polls, Bulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova won the presidential run-off.1233 newspapers from 3 countries

Who is involved

  • The headlines present Iliana Iotova as the acting president of Bulgaria.13

Background

  • Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic in which the prime minister heads the government within a multi-party system, according to Wikipedia.W

AIMade at 20:56 from 3 headlines from 3 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · 19:15Bulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova wins run-off election, exit polls showRead at the newspaper ↗
  • TASS (state media) · Russia · 19:10Iliana Iotova winning runoff presidential election in Bulgaria — exit pollRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Hindu · India · 20:55Bulgarian President wins runoff election: exit pollsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Al Jazeera (state media) · Qatar · 20:51Bulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit pollsRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • exit
  • iotova
  • polls
  • bulgarian