Veliko Tarnovo turnout reaches 21.59% at 4 p.m.

At 4 p.m. on 1 November, turnout in the presidential election runoff in Veliko Tarnovo Province reached 21,59%. A total of 43,074 people out of 199,486 eligible voters had cast their ballots, the regional administration reported, citing election commission data.

Compared with the first round on 25 October, turnout at the same time was 4.63 percentage points higher. On that date, 33,839 people had voted, representing 16.96%. The change is measured in percentage points, not as a 4.63% relative increase.

Turnout across the ten municipalities

Turnout was highest in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, at 25,16% (17,695 voters). Suhindol followed with 23.58%, Svishtov with 22.58%, Lyaskovets with 22.34% and Elena with 21.65%. Turnout was 19.37% in Gorna Oryahovitsa, 19.77% in Zlataritsa, 17.98% in Pavlikeni and 17.00% in Polski Trambesh. Strazhitsa reported the lowest turnout at 14.03%.

The largest rises from 25 October were recorded in Zlataritsa (up 6.20 percentage points) and Lyaskovets (up 6.19 points). More than 41% of all ballots cast in the province came from Veliko Tarnovo Municipality.

Election day as of 4 p.m.

According to the Veliko Tarnovo District Election Commission, no complaints or reports of irregularities had been received by that time. Technical teams replaced paper rolls in some voting machines, but no polling stations switched from machine voting to paper ballots.

These are interim turnout figures as of 4 p.m., not final election results. Polls are scheduled to close at 8 p.m., unless legally permitted extensions are required.

Photo: Glen Carrie / Unsplash. Illustrative VOTE lettering, not a photograph of Bulgaria's election on 1 November 2026.

Sources: Veliko Tarnovo Regional Administration (1 November 2026, 4:39 p.m.); Bulgarian News Agency (1 November 2026).