Bulgaria’s presidential election is heading for a runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov, with parallel vote counts placing the two tickets in the lead and turnout remaining low, according to polling agencies and reports by BGNES and NOVA. New exit poll puts Gyurov ahead of Yotova by 0.

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.

Presidential candidates Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov outlined their positions ahead of Bulgaria’s November 1 runoff, with Yotova calling for a message of peace and stressing the importance of voting, while Gyurov invited her to an open debate. “Our message of peace must be heard, and that is what we will focus on in the coming week,” Yotova said in her first comment on the election results.