{"id":"1793703832684-money-segment","slug":"bulgaria-elects-first-female-president","title":"Bulgaria elects first female president","summary":"Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria's presidential runoff with about 57.6% of the vote, defeating Andrey Gyurov at about 39.5%, according to the Central Election Commission. She becomes Bulgaria's first elected female president. Voter turnout was roughly 27%.\n\nThe runoff became a de facto referendum on Bulgaria's stance toward Russia and the war in Ukraine. Iotova, backed by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, campaigned as the “president of peace,” opposing military aid to Ukraine and favoring dialogue with Moscow. Gyurov ran as a pro-Western, pro-Ukraine candidate. The vote also followed a series of Black Sea drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria's coast, which killed at least 24 seafarers and raised the political stakes.\n\nBulgaria's Central Election Commission confirmed Iliana Iotova won the Nov. 1 runoff with about 57.6% to Andrey Gyurov's 39.5%, making her the first woman elected president of Bulgaria. This is Jim Cramer's opinion/commentary about Palantir sentiment, not a checkable factual claim. This is a question in a headline, not a direct factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T11:03:52.684Z","channel":{"id":"money","name":"Oncast Money","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Brief","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Bulgaria's Central Election Commission confirmed Iliana Iotova won the Nov. 1 runoff with about 57.6% to Andrey Gyurov's 39.5%, making her the first woman elected president of Bulgaria. This is Jim Cramer's opinion/commentary about Palantir sentiment, not a checkable factual claim. This is a question in a headline, not a direct factual claim.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-elections-president-yotova-gyurov-4399cd35399fd796bbbc3a5c6611fbd1) NAMES: Polymarket = prediction-market platf (https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2117562177628537303)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Bulgaria's Central Election Commission confirmed Iliana Iotova won the Nov. 1 runoff with about 57.6% to Andrey Gyurov's 39.5%, making her the first woman elected president of Bulgaria. This is Jim Cramer's opinion/commentary about Palantir sentiment, not a checkable factual claim. This is a question in a headline, not a direct factual claim.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-elections-president-yotova-gyurov-4399cd35399fd796bbbc3a5c6611fbd1) NAMES: Polymarket = prediction-market platf","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2117562177628537303","claim":"JUST IN: Bulgaria officially elects its first female president.","author":"@Polymarket"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2117562177628537303","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-elections-president-yotova-gyurov-4399cd35399fd796bbbc3a5c6611fbd1) NAMES: Polymarket = prediction-market platf","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Polymarket"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793703832684-money-segment-bulgaria-elects-first-female-president","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/money","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793703832684-money-segment-bulgaria-elects-first-female-president","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793703832684-money-segment-bulgaria-elects-first-female-president and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Adam","text":"Good morning, it's Tuesday. Bulgaria just elected its first female president."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Not just a first — a landslide. About 58 percent to 39."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Iliana Iotova. Polymarket posted it on X, and AP confirms the count."},{"host":"Bill","text":"But here's the real wrinkle: only about 27 percent of voters showed up."},{"host":"Adam","text":"So a first, yes. A mandate? Not exactly."},{"host":"Bill","text":"She ran as the \"president of peace\" — against sending weapons to Ukraine, for talks with Moscow."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Which lands differently after those Black Sea drone attacks killed at least 24 seafarers."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Calling yourself the peace candidate while Russian drones hit ships off your coast is a choice."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Her backer, Prime Minister Radev, said Bulgarians chose peace. Her opponent conceded."},{"host":"Bill","text":"The split is pretty clean: younger voters and Sofia went pro-Western, older and rural went with Iotova."},{"host":"Adam","text":"DW says the campaign exposed deep national divisions over Ukraine."},{"host":"Bill","text":"So it is not just an election. It is a signal about how Bulgaria will handle Russia."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Or at least how one in four Bulgarians wants to handle it."},{"host":"Bill","text":"That is the part Washington has to think about."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Exactly. A NATO ally, and Moscow-friendly talk is still winning."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Speaking of markets, Jim Cramer posted on X a few minutes ago, annoyed about Palantir."},{"host":"Adam","text":"He says people are \"willing stocks lower.\" That's a phrase."},{"host":"Bill","text":"His point: nobody has evidence of a slowdown. They just want the stock down."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Palantir trades on a story, not just next quarter's numbers. AI budgets get questioned, it wobbles."},{"host":"Bill","text":"But Cramer's right that \"people are saying\" is not data. That's how bear raids sound."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Fair. Still, the broad tape matters. Market Participant posted Alphabet and Caterpillar slipped after earnings."},{"host":"Bill","text":"And Coinminutes News claims one-point-eight trillion dollars was wiped out yesterday. I don't trust the exact number."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Right, the figure's unverified. But the direction is real: AI spending doubts drove the selling."},{"host":"Bill","text":"So Palantir isn't alone. That's why Cramer's fighting it — it's a sentiment war."},{"host":"Adam","text":"He's fighting a sentiment war with a microphone. Sometimes he wins."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Cramer's not saying buy Palantir. He's saying the slowdown story is manufactured."},{"host":"Adam","text":"The story's not manufactured. The selloff posts show real fear in chips and big tech."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Intel's weakness is about Intel! Palantir's a government-software play."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Palantir also trades at a premium because of AI hype. If the hype cools, the multiple compresses."},{"host":"Bill","text":"That's fair. But \"people are saying\" still isn't a business update."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Agreed. And if he's wrong, the chart will say so."},{"host":"Bill","text":"One more thing: those selloff posts don't even agree. Whales Watch says one-point-five trillion, Coinminutes says one-point-eight."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Which tells you even the sources can't agree on the size."},{"host":"Bill","text":"The fear is real, though. If AI returns aren't fast enough, valuations are too high."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Different world entirely: Zerohedge posted on X, asking whether October was the peak of Hormuz ship attacks."},{"host":"Bill","text":"That's the right question, because those attacks pushed oil higher all month."},{"host":"Adam","text":"If US-Iran peace talks through Qatar actually happen, oil could fall a lot further."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Hopes for talks, not talks. That's a big difference."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Exactly. If talks stall, the risk premium comes back fast."},{"host":"Bill","text":"But if there's a real deal, oil could stay lower. That would take pressure off inflation."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Big if. Hormuz hasn't been quiet just because October ended."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Or if October wasn't the peak, the next oil spike could be violent."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Exactly. The market's guessing, not knowing."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Fair. The question mark in that headline is doing a lot of work."},{"host":"Adam","text":"That's the morning brief. We'll be watching the Qatari channel."},{"host":"Bill","text":"And whether the \"peace\" vote in Bulgaria starts changing anything."}]}