Gyurov wins 45.79% of overseas vote, well ahead of Iotova

Andrey Gyurov and his running mate Georgi Kandev won 45.79% of the vote among Bulgarians abroad in the first round of the presidential election on 25 October, according to the Central Election Commission. The pair received 37,101 votes, with all polling station results from abroad counted.

Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev came second with 22.79%, or 18,465 votes. They were followed by Kostadin Kostadinov and Petar Volgin with 11.61%, Ivelin Mihaylov and Yuliana Mateeva with 6.47%, and Radostin Vasilev and Krasimir Manov with 3.73%.

Another 2,342 voters, or 2.89%, chose the "I support no one" option.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova