# Bulgaria's presidential runoff begins

https://mins.news/en/item/124886

- CGTN, 2026-11-01 10:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-01/Bulgaria-s-presidential-runoff-begins-1RIvMAT3NWo/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Bulgarians are voting in the presidential election's second round, with nearly 6.6 million eligible voters choosing between incumbent Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gurov. Iotova's ticket led the October 25 first round with 34.76%, ahead of Gurov's 31.95%. Official results are due by Wednesday at the latest.

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