Iliana Iotova Wins Bulgaria's Presidential Election
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Iliana Iotova has won the presidential election in Bulgaria.
She is a politician who wants dialogue with Moscow.
Exit polls say she got the most votes.
Iotova studied at a famous French school called the ENA.
People call her a pro-Russian politician.
She will be the new president of Bulgaria.
Many people in Bulgaria voted in this election.
The election happened on November 1, 2026.
Iotova's win is important for Bulgaria's future.
She wants to talk with Russia, not fight with it.
Some people like her ideas. Some people do not.
This was a big day for Bulgarian politics.
Vocabulary6 words
- presidential election
- a vote to choose a country's leader
- dialogue
- talking to solve problems
- votes
- choices people make in an election
- pro-Russian
- supporting or liking Russia
- president
- the top leader of a country
- politics
- work about running a country
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1. Iliana Iotova 2. Dialogue with Moscow 3. True
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Iliana Iotova has won the _____ election in Bulgaria.
She is a politician who wants _____ with Moscow.
Exit polls say she got the most _____.
Iotova studied at a famous French school called the _____.
People call her a _____ politician.
She will be the new _____ of Bulgaria.
The election happened on November 1, _____.
She wants to talk with Russia, not _____ with it.
This was a big day for Bulgarian _____.
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