First Runoff Results: Yotova and Valchev Become Bulgaria’s Seventh Presidential Ticket

This is according to exit poll data from the sociological agencies Trend and Myara.

The presidential ticket of Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev is leading in the presidential election runoff. Their opponents, Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev, are currently trailing in the race for the presidency at 2 Dondukov Boulevard.

This is according to exit poll results from the sociological agencies Trend and Myara, as of 8:00 p.m., commissioned by NOVA.

⇒ Trend’s data

According to Trend, 51.4% of voters who went to the polls voted for Yotova and Valchev, while 43.6% voted for Gyurov and Kandev.

In the first round, the candidates received 36.4% and 32.1%, respectively, according to the end-of-election-day data.

The option “I do not support anyone” was selected by 5% of voters, compared with 3.8% in the first round.

Voter turnout stands at 27.5%, compared with 22.2% at the end of election day on October 25.

⇒ Myara’s data

According to the sociologists at Myara, incumbent President Iliana Yotova and her vice-presidential running mate Kiril Valchev received 51.0% of the votes, while Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 44.7%.

In the first round, the two tickets received 35.6% and 32.5%, respectively, according to the end-of-election-day results.

According to the poll commissioned and funded by NOVA, 4.3% of voters selected “I do not support anyone,” compared with 4.7% after the first round.

Voter turnout stands at 26.8%, compared with 22.2% last Sunday.