Electoral Code art. 220(1): voting runs 07:00–20:00, extended for voters queuing at 20:00; the CIK declares the end of polling day by 21:00 at the latest (CIK timetable, Decision 30-ПВР). 25 Oct 2026 is the DST switch day, so 20:00 is EET (UTC+2), 18:00 UTC. The CIK publishes intermediate results by polling station as the RIKs process the protocols (art. 57(1)40). The RIKs must establish their results within 48 hours of the close (art. 339(1)). Provisional, not the CIK's result.
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Electoral Code art. 342(1): the CIK announces the result 'не по-късно от 48 часа от обявяване на изборния ден за приключен' (no later than 48 hours after declaring polling day closed), i.e. by 27 Oct 2026 (CIK timetable). Art. 344(1): the final results are announced 'в срок до три дни след изборния ден' and published in the State Gazette within 7 days. The window closes at the end of 28 Oct (EET), the later of the two deadlines. 2021 precedent: CIK Decision 957-ПВР of 16 Nov 2021, two days after polling, announced the round-1 result. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor. If no one is elected, the same decision names the two candidates for the runoff (art. 342(2)); results of both rounds are then announced after the runoff (art. 344(2)). Election disputes go to the Constitutional Court, which rules within one month (Constitution art. 93(6)). That is a contest route, not a required confirmation, so it has no stage here.
When will the final result of the President and Vice President race be official?
Expected between 2026-10-26T06:00:00Z and 2026-10-28T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Electoral Code art. 342(1): the CIK announces the result 'не по-късно от 48 часа от обявяване на изборния ден за приключен' (no later than 48 hours after declaring polling day closed), i.e. by 27 Oct 2026 (CIK timetable). Art. 344(1): the final results are announced 'в срок до три дни след изборния ден' and published in the State Gazette within 7 days. The window closes at the end of 28 Oct (EET), the later of the two deadlines. 2021 precedent: CIK Decision 957-ПВР of 16 Nov 2021, two days after polling, announced the round-1 result. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor. If no one is elected, the same decision names the two candidates for the runoff (art. 342(2)); results of both rounds are then announced after the runoff (art. 344(2)). Election disputes go to the Constitutional Court, which rules within one month (Constitution art. 93(6)). That is a contest route, not a required confirmation, so it has no stage here.
Where are the official President and Vice President results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Central Election Commission (https://www.cik.bg/).