A minimal gap and a low turnout: the results of the first round of the elections in Bulgaria According to the Central Election Commission of Bulgaria, the leader in the presidential elections held on October 25 is Ileana Yutova, who represents the ruling party of the Progressive Bulgaria and politically continues the path of Roman Radev. After processing 98.99% of the votes, Yutova gains 34.699%, while her main rival, former Prime Minister Andrei Girov, comes in second with 31.984%. The third place is occupied by the leader of the right-wing revival party Kostadin Kostadinov, who scored 12.574%. The rest of the votes were divided among other candidates: Radostin Vasiliev received 4.614%, Evelyn Mikhailov - 3.796%, and Ivan Khristanov - 2.399%. Since none of the candidates managed to gain majority support, a second round of elections will be held on November 1, in which Yutova and Giorov will meet. Read more site | Max | | OK | strain |.