Based on 100% of tally sheets abroad, the tandem of Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev won 45.8% of the overseas vote in Bulgaria’s presidential election on Sunday, followed by Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev with 22.8%. The data was published on the website of the Central Election Commission in Sofia at around 10 a.m. Bulgarian time on Monday.
The top six pairs of candidates for president and vice president of Bulgaria earned the following scores abroad:
Andrey Gurov/Georgi Kandev – 45.8%Iliana Iotova/Kiril Valchev – 22.8%Kostadin Kostadinov/Petar Volgin – 11.6%Ivelin Mihaylov/Yuliana Mateeva – 6.5%Radostin Vasilev/Krasimir Manov – 3.7%Ivan Hristanov/Stoyanka Cherkezova – 1.8%
The “None of the above” option, meaning that a voter who cast their ballot did not support any of the candidates, was chosen by 2.9% of overseas voters.
Gurov-Kandev Ticket Receives Most Overseas Votes in Bulgaria’s Presidential Election Based on 100% of Tally Sheets Abroad 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-10-26 11:07:00
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