Iliana Iotova is Bulgaria’s 7th president and first woman elected to the post

In the second round of the presidential and vice-presidential elections, held on November 1, the Central Election Commission announced the following results, with 100% of polling station protocols processed:

The presidential ticket of Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev received 1,093,852 votes, accounting for 57.56% of the total.

The ticket of Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev received 750,251 votes, or 39.48%.

• Iliana Iotova: People believe that dialogue can lead to good decisions

• Andrey Gyurov: We accept the results, surprising as they may be

2.95%, or 56,080 people, chose the option “I do not support any of the candidates”.

Iliana Iotova won in 28 of the country's electoral districts. Andreay Gurov came first in three districts: Sofia's 23rd and 24th electoral districts and Kardzhali.

More than 99% of the protocols from polling stations abroad have been counted. Andrey Gurov received 56.23% of the votes cast by Bulgarians abroad (59.705 votes), while Iliana Iotova received 41.55% (44,125 votes).

Voter turnout stood at approximately 27%.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov