Bulgaria’s presidential election: Yotova wins 57.6% in preliminary results

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bulgaria has released official vote-counting data from the second round of the presidential election.

According to the CEC website, presidential and vice-presidential candidates Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev have secured 57.636% of the vote, receiving more than 1.077 million votes.

Their opponents, Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev, have received 39.402%, or approximately 736,000 votes.

The results are based on the processing of 98.43% of polling station commission protocols as of 3:00 a.m. local time.

The final election results are expected to be announced no later than November 4.

Photo: Official website of the Presidential Administration of Bulgaria