# Bulgarians vote in presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/115212

- CGTN, 2026-10-25 05:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-25/news-1RwA0rBJTri/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, with up to 6.59 million voters eligible to choose among 27 candidates, including incumbent Iliana Iotova. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. and are due to close at 8 p.m. local time. Pre-election polls indicate a runoff is likely.

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