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Yotova and Valchev win runoff with 57.58% as 99.95% of protocols are counted

02.11.2026

Gyurov and Kandev are second with 39.47%, but lead among voters abroad with 56.23%, according to Central Election Commission figures as of 7:30am.

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Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev have won the run-off for president and vice president. With 99.95% of polling station protocols counted at 7:30am, the Central Election Commission (CEC) gives them 57.58% of the vote.

Voting took place on Sunday, 1 November. At 7pm that evening, Alpha Research put them on 52.5%, while the first CEC figures, with only 17.39% of protocols counted, had them on 57.94%.

What happened before: Presidential run-off: Yotova and Valchev lead with 52.5%, Alpha Research exit poll shows

Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev are second with 39.47%. Another 2.95% of voters chose the "I don't support anyone" option.

Abroad, Gyurov and Kandev lead with 56.23%, with 99.02% of protocols counted. Iotova and Valchev have 41.56% there, and 2.21% chose "I don't support anyone".

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