The presidential election in Bulgaria has moved to a second round due to voter turnout being below 50% and no candidate achieving the necessary majority in the first round.
The presidential election in Bulgaria has moved to a second round due to voter turnout being below 50% and no candidate achieving the necessary majority in the first round.
According to unofficial results in Bulgaria, current President Iliana Yotova and vice-presidential candidate Kiril Valchev received 34.6% of the votes, while former Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and vice-presidential candidate Georgi Kandev garnered 32.7%. The voter turnout was announced as 22.5%. Based on these results, Yotova and Gyurov will compete in the second round on November 1.
