Bulgarian President Radev wins runoff in elections: Exit polls
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev votes on a machine at a polling booth in Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP Photo)


Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is expected to win the presidential runoff elections, according to exit polls by Alpha Research and Gallup International.

Radev, supported by several anti-graft parties and the Socialists, won 64-66% of the vote, compared with 32-33% for Anastas Gerdzhikov, backed by the center-right GERB party of former premier Boyko Borissov, according to the exit polls.

Radev won 49% of the vote in last weekend's first round, faced off against academic Anastas Gerdjikov after neither could secure an outright majority.