CEC at 5:00 a.m.: Yotova leads with 57.66% as 99.68% of protocols are processed

Iliyana Yotova and Kiril Valchev have received 57.66% of the valid votes in the presidential runoff held on November 1, 2026, with 99.68% of precinct protocols processed, according to Central Election Commission figures reported as of 5:00 a.m. on November 2. Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev have 39.38%.

The Yotova–Valchev ticket has received 1,091,206 votes, while the Gyurov–Kandev ticket has received 745,303 votes. The 'I support no one' option was selected by 55,938 voters. These are interim figures and may change until all protocols have been processed.

What the count shows

Yotova and Valchev lead by about 18.3 percentage points. Earlier figures based on 99.56% of processed protocols also showed their ticket ahead. These figures refer to the November 1 runoff, not the first round of voting held on October 25.

Detailed results by electoral district and polling station are published by the Central Election Commission. The final certified result should be distinguished from interim figures, each identified by its exact reporting time.

Photo: Element5 Digital / Unsplash — illustrative image, not from Bulgaria's 2026 election.

Sources: Central Election Commission — second-round results; Darik.bg, November 2, 2026, 5:33 a.m.; Bulgarian News Agency — earlier figures with 99.56% of protocols processed.