Bulgaria's presidential election voting ends; results due 27 October

Bulgaria's Central Election Commission announced that voting in the presidential and vice presidential elections ended at 21:00 on Sunday, 25 October 2026.

Speaking at a press conference, commission spokesperson Stoyanka Balova said the commission will announce the election results on 27 October, along with the names of the candidate pair if one has been elected.

If no candidate pair is elected, the two pairs with the most votes will be determined and a second round of the election will be held on 1 November 2026.