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The Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects 52-year-old Metropolitan of Vidin, Daniil, as its new Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia succeeding the late Neofit.The Metropolitan of Vidin, Daniil, is the new Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He was elected on June 30 by the Patriarchal Electoral Church Council, a body representing the Bulgarian Orthodox clergy and laity.
In a tight second-round ballot, Daniil won 69 vtes against the Metropolitan of Vratsa Grigory, who was backed by 66 delegates. Aged 52, he was the youngest in a list of three candidates presentedo the Delegates on June 20 t, which originally included Metropolitan Gavriil of Lovech. In the first round the latter won only 19 votes out of 138, thus was eliminated from the election. To elect the Patriarch a two-thirds majority is required, subsequently a run-off took place.
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