Vice-presidential candidate Kiril Valchev voted in the presidential run-off in Sofia and called on Bulgarians to do the same.

He first waited in a queue at his polling station in the First English Language High School. The run-off takes place on Sunday, 1 November, National Revival Leaders' Day, and Valchev wished Bulgarians a happy holiday.

He named Saint Paisius of Hilendar as one of the brightest figures among the revival leaders. "He calls on us Bulgarians not to be ashamed of what is ours, not to be fooled by what is foreign, and to know the history of Bulgaria," Valchev said.

Valchev said people vote today for the kin and the language they are proud of, in keeping with Paisius's legacy. Bulgaria has been in Europe for 14 centuries, he said. As early as 1922, Bulgarian ancestors set aside 1 November for great Bulgarians, and today that means everyone who votes for the country's institutions.

Valchev said turnout is higher than last Sunday, when the first round took place. He said "everyone got something wrong" then, and did not persuade more Bulgarians to vote.

The candidate is counting on a good turnout this Sunday because the signs point that way, and he believes more people will go to the polls before election day ends. Valchev said agreement and peace should be the teachers, not discord and strife.