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Bulgarian Presidential Election results with 99.94% of votes counted
Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gyurov will face each other in the run-off on 1 November
Monday 26 October 2026 09:35
Monday, 26 October 2026, 09:35
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The Central Election Commission (CEC) has published the following results from the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential and vice-presidential elections, held on 25 October, based on 99.94% of precinct election commission protocols processed:
Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev received 528,753 votes, or 34.76% of the total.
Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 485,927 votes, or 31.94%.
Kostadin Kostadinov and Petar Volgin received 190,812 votes, or 12.54%.
Radostin Vasilev and Krasimir Manov received 70,096 votes, or 4.6%.
Ivelin Mihaylov and Yuliana Shopova received 57,610 votes, or 3.78%.
The remaining 22 tickets received between less than 1% and 3% of the votes cast.
A total of 4.42% of voters, or 67,323 people, selected the option “I do not support any candidate”.
Voter turnout was approximately 22%.
PHOTO Central Election Commission
Following the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential and vice-presidential election, held on 25 October, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has published the following results, based on 98.99% of the precinct election commission protocols received:
Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev received 524,913 votes, or 34.69% of the vote.
Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 483,143 votes, or 31.98%.
The ticket of Kostadin Kostadinov and Petar Volgin received 190,220 votes, or 12.57%.
Radostin Vasilev and Krasimir Manov received 69,802 votes, or 4.61%.
Ivelin Mihaylov and Yuliana Shopova received 57,442 votes, or 3.79%.
The remaining 22 tickets received between less than 1% and 3% of the votes cast.
A total of 4.41% of voters, or 66,843 people, selected the “I do not support any candidate” option.
Reported voter turnout was just over 22%.
The two leading tickets, Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev, and Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev, will face each other in the run-off on 1 November.
PHOTO Central Election Commission
Following the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential and vice-presidential election, held on 25 October, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has published the following results, based on 95.29% of the precinct election commission protocols received:
Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev received 506,628 votes, or 34.598% of the vote;
Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 469,143 votes, or 32.038%;
Kostadin Kostadinov and Petar Volgin received 184,850 votes, or 12.64%;
Radostin Vasilev and Krasimir Manov received 67,432 votes, or 4.6%;
Ivelin Mihaylov and Yuliana Shopova received 55,743 votes, or 3.7%.
The remaining 22 tickets received between less than 1% and 3% of the votes cast.
A total of 4.4% of voters, or 64,668 people, chose the “I do not support any candidate” option.
Voter turnout was reported at 22%.
The two leading tickets, Iliyana Yotova and Kiril Valchev, and Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev, will face each other in the run-off on 1 November.
See who’s in Bulgaria's presidential runoff
Alpha Research parallel vote count (100%): Iotova 34.6%, Gyurov 32.7%
English: R. Petkova
This publication was created by: Rositsa Petkova