Iliyana Yotova addresses Petrohan incident and journalism ethics

Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova addressed the nation during the 1,000th episode of the program ‘The Day Begins with Georgi Lyubenov’. Reflecting on her background in journalism, she emphasized the importance of truth, transparency, and empathy in professional life.

Yotova spoke strongly regarding the ‘Petrohan’ incident, describing it as ‘one of the bleedingest wounds of us as a society’. She questioned how such events, involving the shooting of two children, could occur and called for a societal reckoning to address whether truth is being covered up or if society has become indifferent to such tragedies.

Regarding her upcoming presidential campaign, Yotova stated she intends to focus on a positive dialogue with citizens concerning the country’s most pressing issues.