IN BRIEF: What is known about results of Bulgarian presidential election
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.
source:tass.com
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.
source:tass.com
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