Presidential election

Editorial preview

Last updated: 27 October 2026. Map the General Editorial Team.

What is being voted on Sunday 1 November 2026 is a new election for president and vice president, on the date the National Assembly set on 31 July 2026 for the case in which the 25 October vote elected no pair. The first vote is not erased by that sentence. The Central Election Commission’s table for 25 October was read on 27 October 2026. It is timed 15:00 on 26 October and says 100 percent of section protocols had been processed in the district commissions. The distribution column does not give any pair more than half. Annex 2 also requires that more than half of the voters took part. The activity page did not print a final turnout, only snapshots at 11:00 and at 16:00, and a note that the 20:00 figure comes later from the protocols. This page does not fill that gap with a guess.

The two largest shares on that table are pair number 25, Илияна Малинова Йотова and Кирил Александров Вълчев, and pair number 4, Андрей Атанасов Гюров and Георги Димитров Кандев. Those are the spellings the Commission printed. This preview does not translate them into a campaign label and does not say which of them should win on 1 November. The code says that if no list was elected, the new election is between the two lists with the most votes, and the pair with the most votes at that election is elected. Decision 415 of 26 October, listed on the Commission’s election page, amends the paper-ballot specification for a possible new election on 1 November. The title read here does not declare a winner.

Ballot order on the election page is the order of that table, numbers 1 to 27, and then the line „Не подкрепям никого“, which is not a pair. Each pair links to the public register of candidates. The register is one official list, not a set of private biographies. A reader who wants a pair’s own statement of aims should open what that pair publishes. This site does not rank the pairs and does not tell a voter which number to mark. The hours, again from the code, are 7:00 to 20:00, with the room opened at 7:00 when a quorum of the section commission is there, and with voting after 20:00 only for people already outside, and not after 21:00.

Earlier presidential elections stay on the results index as dates: 14 November 2021, 6 November 2016 and 23 October 2011. Their totals are not on this page because the archive rows were not the file being read figure by figure. A past share is not a guide to November. Parties and initiative committees appear under the names the October table printed. A programme remains their text, not a paraphrase written here. The about page states that method for every country on the site.

The blackout in article 205, paragraph 5, runs from 24 hours before election day until the Commission declares the end of election day in the country. For a vote on 1 November that span is the day before and the election day itself, until the declaration. This site’s rule is stricter: it prints no survey figure before that span either, and none after it. The November results section on this page is empty of counts until an official Commission table exists and the day has ended. The October rows already shown are the Commission’s own distribution, not a forecast and not a sample of people leaving stations.

Sources for this preview

• National Assembly, 31 July 2026
• Central Election Commission, 25 October 2026 results
• Central Election Commission, public register of pairs
• Central Election Commission, results index
• Election Code, article 205

Candidate pairs, ballot order

The pairs below are the candidate pairs on the Central Election Commission results table for 25 October 2026, read on 27 October 2026. The registering body is the name printed beside the pair. Source: Central Election Commission, results table, 25 October 2026.

The order is the ballot order printed in that table.

• Георги Николов Димов и Димитър Атанасов Шивиков — ИК за Георги Димов и Димитър Шивиков. profile
• Росен Пламенов Миленов и Иван Стефанов Иванов — ИК за Росен Миленов и Иван Иванов. profile
• Иванка Великова Цветанова-Петкова и Панайот Александров Кючуков — ИК за Иванка Цветанова-Петкова и Панайот Кючуков. profile
• Андрей Атанасов Гюров и Георги Димитров Кандев — ИК за Андрей Гюров и Георги Кандев. profile
• Йордан Иванов Малджански и Валентин Асенов Христов — ИК за Йордан Малджански и Валентин Христов. profile
• Камен Захариев Тасков и Галя Димитрова Иванова — ИК за Камен Тасков и Галя Иванова. profile
• Нако Райнов Стефанов и Нина Петкова Ламбова — ИК за Нако Стефанов и Нина Ламбова. profile
• Методи Веселинов Бъчваров и Ленин Велинов Станоев — ИК за Методи Бъчваров и Ленин Станоев. profile
• Ивайло Петров Симеонов и Косьо Христов Стойчев — ИК за Ивайло Симеонов и Косьо Стойчев. profile
• Мария Петрова Колева и Валери Йорданов Велковски — ПРАВОТО. profile
• Костадин Тодоров Костадинов и Петър Петров Волгин — ВЪЗРАЖДАНЕ. profile
• Александър Трифонов Томов и Александър Цветанов Гарибов — БЪЛГАРСКА СОЦИАЛДЕМОКРАЦИЯ – ЕВРОЛЕВИЦА. profile
• Борис Кирилов Анзов и Бранимир Мичев Мичев — ИК за Борис Анзов и Бранимир Мичев. profile
• Румяна Методиева Ченалова и Георги Минчев Георгиев — ИК за Румяна Ченалова и Георги Георгиев. profile
• Лъчезар Аспарухов Аврамов и Ивайло Дражев Атанасов — ИК за Лъчезар Аврамов и Ивайло Атанасов. profile
• Иво Иванов Лулчев и Стефан Димитров Попов — ИК за Иво Лулчев и Стефан Попов. profile
• Радостин Петев Василев и Красимир Цветков Манов — ПП МЕЧ. profile
• Иван Маркос Христанов и Стоянка Гинева Черкезова — ИК за Иван Христанов и Стоянка Черкезова. profile
• Ивелин Людмилов Михайлов и Юлиана Младенова Матеева — ПП ВЕЛИЧИЕ. profile
• Величка Неделчова Георгиева и Росен Игнатов Иванов — ИК за Величка Георгиева и Росен Иванов. profile
• Волен Николов Сидеров и Славчо Георгиев Велков — ИК за Волен Сидеров и Славчо Велков. profile
• Николай Нанков Ненчев и Цвета Кирилова Кирилова — БЗНС. profile
• Искра Йорданова Недева и Стоян Руменов Георгиев — ИК за Искра Недева и Стоян Георгиев. profile
• Пламен Панайотов Пасков и Светозар Стоянов Съев — ИК за Пламен Пасков и Светозар Съев. profile
• Илияна Малинова Йотова и Кирил Александров Вълчев — ИК за Илияна Йотова и Кирил Вълчев. profile
• Боян Боянов Станков Расате и Йордан Стоянов Манасиев — ИК за Боян Расате и Йордан Манасиев. profile
• Венцислав Атанасов Ангелов и Атанас Иванов Стефанов — ПП НАРОДНА ПАРТИЯ ИСТИНАТА И САМО ИСТИНАТА. profile

How to vote, key times and official sources

Each line below is from a page read on 27 October 2026. A time those pages did not print is not added.

• Date. Decisions No. 405-PVR and No. 415-PVR on the Commission’s list are for a possible new election for president and vice president on 1 November 2026.
• Hours. Commission question 3 says voting starts at 7:00 and ends at 20:00. Article 220 allows voting after 20:00 only for voters already outside the room, and not later than 21:00.
• Method. The Commission brochure for 25 October 2026 describes machine voting in sections with 300 or more voters and says a new election uses the same method.
• Silence. Commission question 21 says survey results are not announced from 00:00 on 24 October until the end of election day is declared. Article 205, in the Pravko text, sets the same ban for the 24 hours before election day. For 1 November this page shows no such results from 31 October at 00:00 until 21:00.
• Results. The Commission results service is the only count this page may show after 21:00 on 1 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

When is the possible new election?

Decisions No. 405-PVR and No. 415-PVR name 1 November 2026. Question 26 says that if nobody is elected, the Commission names the two lists with the most votes and schedules a runoff.

Who are the candidate pairs?

The Commission’s table for 25 October 2026 gives the pairs in ballot order, and each pair links to the public register. The largest shares are no. 25 and no. 4. The decision titles for 1 November still say the new election is possible and do not print a separate two-name order. This page does not declare a pair elected.

What are the voting hours?

Question 3 says 7:00 to 20:00. Article 220 allows after 20:00 only the voters already outside the room, until 21:00.

Does this page print surveys?

No. Article 205 bars announcing them for the 24 hours before election day until the end of that day is declared. This page prints no such figures on any day.

When does the vote count appear?

Not before 21:00 Bulgaria time on 1 November 2026, and only from the Commission results service. Decision No. 231-PVR says exit-survey results are not announced before 20:00 or before the end of election day is declared.

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