Iliana Iotova
President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist
Photo: President.bg, CC BY 2.5 bg (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- 4h ago
Bulgarians vote Sunday for president as Black Sea drone attacks and Ukraine war split candidates
Acting president Iliana Iotova and former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov lead a field of 27 candidates. Polls are scheduled to open at 07:00 local time, and a runoff on 1 November is possible if no one wins outright.
- Oct 6
Bulgaria halts search for missing crew after Black Sea drone attacks sink cargo ship
Bulgarian authorities have ended search operations for ten missing crew members after air and naval drone strikes damaged two commercial vessels off the coast of Byala, prompting emergency security talks and EU satellite surveillance.
