Incumbent Ileana Yutova is leading Bulgaria's presidential election with 35.3% of the vote as of 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, Bulgarian national television reports, citing the Alpha Research agency. According to Bulgarian law, to be elected president you have to overcome a threshold of 50% of the votes. The second round of voting will take place on November 1. Judging by the exit polls, it will include Yutova and the former Prime Minister of the Technical Government Andrey Girov. 22.3% of Bulgarian citizens participated in the vote. A record low voter turnout was previously recorded in May 2007 - 28.6% of voters.

Incumbent Ileana Yutova is leading Bulgaria's presidential election with 35.3% of the vote as of 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, Bulgarian national television reports, citing the Alpha Research agency. According to Bulgarian law, to be elected president you have to overcome a threshold of 50% of the votes. The second round of voting will take place on November 1. Judging by the exit polls, it will include Yutova and the former Prime Minister of the Technical Government Andrey Girov. 22.3% of Bulgarian citizens participated in the vote. A record low voter turnout was previously recorded in May 2007 - 28.6% of voters.