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Bulgarian Presidential Election results with 100% 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

Bulgarian Presidential Election results with 100% of votes counted

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Bulgaria's Central Election Commission has published the final results of the first round of the presidential election held on 25 October, with 100% of polling station returns processed.

Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev came first with 528,929 votes, or 34.76%, followed by Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev with 486,214 votes, or 31.95%.

Kostadin Kostadinov and Petar Volgin finished third with 190,894 votes (12.55%), while Radostin Vasilev and Krasimir Manov received 70,118 votes (4.6%).

The remaining 23 presidential tickets each received less than 4% of the vote.

A total of 67,353 voters, or 4.43%, chose the "I support no one" option.

Voter turnout was around 22%.

The two leading tickets, Iotova–Valchev and Gyurov–Kandev, will face each other in the presidential run-off on 1 November.

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%.

Bulgarian Presidential Election results with 100% of votes counted

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.

Bulgarian Presidential Election results with 100% of votes counted

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