# IN BRIEF: What is known about Bulgaria’s presidential election results

https://mins.news/en/item/125031

- TASS, 2026-11-02 07:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2211677

> Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission released the official count from the presidential election’s runoff. Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev received 57.581% of votes, against 39.467% for Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev. Yotova became the first woman elected to Bulgaria’s highest office.

## Related coverage

- [Russia-friendly Iliana Yotova wins Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, set to become first woman president](https://mins.news/en/item/125217) — Meduza, 2026-11-02
- [Initial results show Bulgaria’s acting president Yotova wins runoff](https://mins.news/en/video/125207) — euronews, 2026-11-02
- [Russia-friendly Yotova wins Bulgaria's presidential runoff](https://mins.news/en/item/125096) — The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-02