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Iliana Yotova wins the presidential election in Bulgaria, portraying herself as the 'president of peace'

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- Iliana Yotova wins the presidential election in Bulgaria, portraying herself as the 'president of peace'
- Bulgaria’s Iotova wins presidential runoff, near-final results show
- Bulgarian President wins runoff election: exit polls
- Bulgaria’s acting President Iotova leads in run-off exit polls
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- The Hindu Cyber attacks hit Russia, Ukraine after truce ends
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