Exit Poll: Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gyurov remain in the presidential race

According to the exit poll conducted by sociological agency Myara, a media partner of the Bulgarian National Radio, voters had ranked the presidential and vice-presidential candidates as follows as of 8 p.m. on October 25, 2026:

Iliana Iotova – Kiril Valchev: 35.6% of the vote

Andrey Gyurov – Georgi Kandev: 32.5%

Kostadin Kostadinov – Petar Volgin: 13.5%

Radostin Vasilev-Krasimir Manov: 3.9%

Ivelin Mihaylov – Yuliana Mateeva: 3.2%

Ivan Hristanov – Stoyanka Cherkezova: 1.6%%

The remaining candidates each received less than 1% of the vote.

4.7% of voters selected “None of the above''. Voter turnout stood at 22.2%.

According to the exit poll conducted by another BNR media partner, the sociological agency Alpha Research, the presidential tickets were ranked as follows as of 7 p.m.:

Iliana Iotova – Kiril Valchev: 35.3% of the vote

Andrey Gyurov – Georgi Kandev: 32.4%

Kostadin Kostadinov – Petar Volgin: 12.6%

Radostin Vasilev-Krasimir Manov: 4.1%

Ivelin Mihaylov – Yuliana Mateeva: 3.5%

Ivan Hristanov – Stoyanka Cherkezova: 2.2%

The remaining candidates each received less than 1% of the vote

4.9% of voters selected “None of the above''. Voter turnout stood at 22.3%.

The results available at this stage indicate that a second round of the presidential election will take place on November 1, 2026.

For a president to be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive more than half of all valid votes, and voter turnout must exceed 50% of all eligible voters. Otherwise, a runoff is held within seven days, with the candidate receiving the most votes declared the winner. The president is elected for a five-year term.

A total of 27 presidential and vice-presidential tickets entered the race. Seven were nominated by political parties and coalitions, while the remaining 20 were put forward by initiative committees.

Edited by Miglena Ivanova

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov