Iliana Yotova has won Bulgaria's presidential runoff, Novinite and Reuters report. She and her running mate, Kiril Valchev, took 57.58% of the vote, with 99.95% of polling station records counted. She is the first woman elected to the office.

Novinite says Yotova received 1,093,564 votes, while the ticket of Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev got 749,543 votes. Another 2.95% of voters chose the option "I do not support any of the candidates." Yotova won in 28 electoral districts. Gyurov led among Bulgarians voting abroad, with 55.4% to Yotova's 42.2%. Turnout was about 27%, according to Novinite.

Yotova, formerly vice president, became acting president in January after Rumen Radev resigned to enter the parliamentary race, Reuters reports. He won that race on a ticket many political analysts see as Kremlin-friendly. Radev backs Yotova, and they have called for a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine, Reuters says. Yotova led the first round on October 25 with 34.6% to Gyurov's 32%.

"Citizens have placed their trust in a policy of dialogue, rather than one of division," Yotova said, Novinite reports. Asked whether the ruling parties would try to steer her, she said, "No one has yet come along who could tell me what to do."

Prime Minister Radev said there was "no turning back" to "makeshift coalitions," Novinite reports. Yotova's five-year term begins on January 22, 2027. She will be Bulgaria's seventh president.

What we know: Yotova has won the runoff and takes office in January.
What we don't: How she will work with Radev's government on next year's budget.