29.10.2026 12:44
In the first round of the presidential elections held in Bulgaria on October 25, Iliyana Yotova and her running mate Kiril Valchev took first place with 34.76 percent of the vote. In the election, in which Andrey Gyurov and his running mate Georgi Kandev received 31.95 percent of the vote, the second round will be held on Sunday, November 1. Bulgarian citizens living in Turkey are also invited to vote.
In the first round of the presidential elections held in Bulgaria on October 25, 2026, no candidate pair reached the required majority. According to the provisional results announced by the Bulgarian Central Election Commission after processing 99.95 percent of the polling station protocols, Iliyana Yotova and vice presidential candidate Kiril Valchev ranked first with 34.76 percent of the vote. Andrey Gyurov and his running mate Georgi Kandev received 31.95 percent. Yotova and Gyurov, who completed the first round in the lead, will compete for the presidency in the second round to be held on Sunday, November 1, 2026. In the second round, voters will choose one of the two candidate pairs and determine Bulgaria’s new presidential term.
CALL FOR BULGARIAN CITIZENS LIVING IN TURKEY TO VOTE
Before the second round of the Bulgarian presidential elections, the participation of Bulgarian citizens living in Turkey in the election process is also important. Citizens eligible to vote are invited to go to the polls on Sunday, November 1 and exercise their democratic rights. While attention is drawn to the importance of citizen participation in the election process, voters who will vote in Turkey need to follow up-to-date information on polling station addresses, voting hours and required documents from official announcements of the Bulgarian Central Election Commission and Bulgaria’s diplomatic and consular missions in Turkey. A total of 78 polling stations were set up in 18 cities in Turkey. This number constitutes the second-highest number of polling stations opened in the world outside Bulgaria. All polling stations will reopen on Sunday, November 1. You can vote again at the place where you voted on October 25.