On Sunday, November 2, 2026, Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced that presidential candidate Iliana Yotova and her running mate Kiril Valchev had secured victory in the runoff, winning 57.6% of the vote, according to TASS coverage of the commission’s release.
BTA corroborated the outcome, reporting results based on 100 % of tally sheets: Yotova/Valchev received 1,093,852 votes, while Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev garnered 750,251 votes. The “none of the above” option was selected by 56,080 voters.
Yotova’s win makes her the first woman to hold Bulgaria’s highest office, a fact noted by both TASS and BTA. Opponents Gurov and Kandev received 39.5% (TASS reports 39.467%) of the vote.
According to the commission’s website, approximately 26.8% of eligible voters turned out for the second round. The Bulgarian Interior Ministry has reported that no serious violations were recorded during the election.
However, the Central Election Commission has not yet presented the official vote count and voter‑turnout data; it stated that final results will be released no later than November 4 after a re‑verification. The commission also announced that Yotova and Valchev will take office on January 22, 2027 for a five‑year term.
