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Yotova wins presidential runoff with 57 percent of vote

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Iliana Yotova has secured victory in the presidential runoff election, with official results showing her winning over opponent Andrey Gyurov. Her win marks her as the first woman to be elected President of the country. Gyurov has accepted the results, despite expressing that they were unexpected.

The outcome of the election also highlighted trends in voter support, with Yotova attracting voters who previously supported Kostadinov and Ivelin Mihaylov, while Gyurov garnered support from voters associated with GERB and DPS. Political analysts note the emergence of PP-DB as a new, legitimized second political force.

In other domestic news, the Audit Chamber has uncovered significant disorganization within the Road Infrastructure Agency, citing contracts that vastly exceeded allocated budgets. Additionally, salary expenses across the government have more than doubled in five years, with a large portion of increases concentrated in the Ministries of Interior and Defense.

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