Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev have 45.2% of the votes cast by Bulgarians abroad in the presidential election, according to data from more than 96.5% of polling station protocols outside Bulgaria.
Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev have 23.1%. Both tickets go to a runoff.
Earlier: Yotova and Valchev won in Burgas region with 38.536%, Gyurov and Kandev are second
Gyurov is a former caretaker prime minister and Kandev is a former chief secretary of the Interior Ministry. They lead their rivals among voters in France, the UK, Germany and Spain. In France they have 58.1%, against 16.5% for Yotova and Valchev.
Nearly 3% of those who voted abroad chose "I don't support anyone".