Presidential candidate Andrey Gyurov said after losing the runoff that Bulgarian society must seek unity rather than division, while stressing that his political responsibility would continue beyond the end of the campaign. Gyurov thanked the citizens who voted, including those who supported other candidates, as well as his family, vice-presidential running mate Georgi Kandev, the initiative committee and the political parties that backed their ticket.

Presidential candidate Andrey Gyurov said after losing the runoff that Bulgarian society must seek unity rather than division, while stressing that his political responsibility would continue beyond the end of the campaign. Gyurov thanked the citizens who voted, including those who supported other candidates, as well as his family, vice-presidential running mate Georgi Kandev, the initiative committee and the political parties that backed their ticket.

Iliana Yotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff against Andrey Gyurov by a wide margin, according to parallel vote counts reported by polling agencies, while record-low voter turnout has raised questions about the political weight of her mandate. Further reading: Presidential Candidate Iliana Yotova: The Status Quo

Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev won the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election among voters abroad with 45.79% of the vote, while Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev placed second with 22.

Bulgaria’s presidential election is heading for a runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov on November 1, with completed parallel vote counts showing a narrow race and turnout of about 22%, according to polling agencies cited by BGNES and NOVA. The final parallel count by the Market Links Agency put Gyurov and running mate Georgi Kandev in first place with 33.

Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev are leading after the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election and will face their opponents Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev in a runoff, according to exit polls by sociological agencies Trend and Myara as of 7 p.m.