Iliana Iotova declared winner of Bulgaria's presidential election

Bulgaria's Central Election Commission (CEC) has declared Iliana Iotova the winner of the country's presidential election, Bulgarian National Television noted citing a decision by the CEC, Report informs.

"By Decision No. 441, the CEC declares Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev as President and Vice-President of the Republic of Bulgaria," the document reads.

Iotova will be the first woman elected president of Bulgaria.

She was born on October 24, 1964, in Sofia.

From 1990 to 1997, Iotova worked at Bulgarian National Television, and from January 2006 to 2012, she served as deputy chairwoman of the Sofia City Council of the party.

On January 23, the Constitutional Court accepted the resignation, prematurely terminating the powers of Rumen Radev, after which Iotova assumed the post of head of state.