Yotova and Valchev lead presidential run-off with 57.36% with 92.39% of records counted

Desislava Koleva 02.11.2026 • 02:43 · 74 views · 0 comments

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Yotova and Valchev lead presidential run-off with 57.36% with 92.39% of records counted — Collage: Photo: Bulgarian Presidency, Wikimedia Commons, licence CC BY 2.5 bg • Photo: Advokiril, Wikimedia Commons, licence CC BY-SA 4.0

Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev are ahead in the presidential run-off, with Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev behind them, according to the Central Election Commission. The figures are as of 2am.

Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev are leading the presidential run-off with 57.36% of the vote, or 1,022,503 votes, with 92.39% of the protocols processed. The Central Election Commission (CEC) said the figures were as of 2am.

The second round was held on Sunday, 1 November. In the first round on 25 October, none of the 27 candidate pairs for president and vice-president won enough support.

Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev are second with 707,310 votes, or 39.68%. A total of 52,846 people chose "I don't support anyone".

The results are preliminary. The CEC is still processing protocols from the polling station commissions, which are sent to the regional election commissions.

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