31/10/2011 14:14
Plevneliev wins elections in Bulgarian presidential elections
As the Reuters reports the candidate of the ruling right-wing GERB party Rosen Plevneliev was elected Bulgaria's next president in a run-off vote Sunday, official results showed.
Plevneliev, 47, who shot to popularity as former construction minister, won the second-round vote with about 52.6 percent, according to official results based on data from 99.96 percent of polling stations.
The Socialist candidate and European deputy Ivaylo Kalfin took about 47.4 percent, the results showed.
Plevneliev and his vice-president, current Justice Minister Margarita Popova, were elected for a five-year term in office for the highly ceremonial job which carries limited real powers.