SofiaIotova leads Bulgaria’s run-off with 51%, exit polls show.
She opposes military aid to Ukraine, as 21 people remain missing from Black Sea drone attacks.
Three exit polls give her 50.7% to 52.5% against Gyurov’s 43.4% to 44%, in a vote with 27% to 29% turnout.
Gyurov faulted her for not blaming Russia, while the government says no evidence directly links Moscow.
Official results are due Monday, and she would be the country’s first elected female president.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 400+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- TASS
- relies on exit-poll figures and turnout comparison (26.8% vs 22.98% first round), with no interpretation of Iotova's Moscow-facing platform
- Bloomberg Business leans favorable
- Al Jazeera Online
- frames Iotova's win as a first for a female elected president and ties her to dialogue with Moscow and opposition to Ukraine aid
- South China Morning Post
- links the run-off to drone attacks on Black Sea ships and Radev's claim that Russia's interests were served, quoting the government's lack of direct evidence
Sources: TASS, Bloomberg Business, Al Jazeera Online, South China Morning Post