SOFIA, November 2. /TASS/. Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission has released the official vote count for the second round of the presidential election.
Presidential and vice-presidential candidates Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev received 57.581% of the vote, while Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 39.467%.
Yotova became the first female politician to be elected to the highest office in Bulgaria.
TASS has compiled the key facts about the election results.
Voting results
- Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission has released the official vote count for the second round of the presidential election.
- According to the commission’s website, presidential and vice-presidential candidates Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev received 57.581% of the vote.
- More than 1,093,000 people voted for them.
- Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev trailed by more than 18%, receiving 39.467% of the vote.
- About 750,000 people voted for them.
- A total of 2.952% of voters (about 56,000 people) did not support either candidate.
- The vote count for the second round of the election is nearing completion, and the remaining 0.05% of ballots will not affect the final results.
- The official election results and voter turnout data will be presented by the Central Election Commission no later than November 4, following a re-verification.
- Yotova and Valchev will take office as Bulgaria’s president-elect and vice president-elect for a five-year term on January 22, 2027.
Voter turnout and election results
- According to polls, nearly 26.8% of eligible voters participated in the election.
- Voter turnout in the first round was 22.98%.
- The Bulgarian Interior Ministry reported that no serious violations were recorded during the election.
Yotova’s statements
- Iliana Yotova thanked all Bulgarian voters who participated in the election, especially the Progressive Bulgaria party, the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement, and other organizations that provided active support, particularly in the lead-up to the second round, which helped secure a significant victory.
- "I will be a worthy president," Yotova said.
Gyurov’s statements
- Bulgarian presidential candidate Andrey Gyurov conceded defeat in the second round of the presidential election.
Incumbent prime minister’s statement
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev, leader of the Progressive Bulgaria political party, congratulated Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev on their victory in the elections for the country’s president and vice president.
- According to him, "for us, these elections confirm that we are on the right track and encourage us to pursue even more active and decisive reforms."