Bulgaria’s early presidential count points to a November runoff

Bulgaria’s presidential contest is heading towards a 1 November runoff between Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gyurov, according to Bulgarian National Television’s early account of election-commission results.

The cited update was published at 01:18 on 26 October, with 17.86% of polling-station protocols processed. It concerns the election held the previous day. The limited count is explicitly preliminary and should not be read as the final national result.

This report identifies the leading candidates and expected next stage without treating partial percentages as settled totals. Certification and subsequent commission updates remain the authoritative steps for confirming the outcome.