Polling day · date tentative · local times in Europe/Sofia (hover for UTC) · last verified 2026-09-24
Held only if no candidate pair is elected on 25 Oct. To win outright, a pair needs more than half of the valid votes with more than half of the voters taking part (Constitution art. 93(3)). Otherwise the two pairs with the most votes meet in a new vote within seven days (art. 93(4)). The CIK names them and schedules the vote when it announces the round-1 result (Electoral Code art. 342(2)).
Electoral Code art. 220(1): voting 07:00–20:00, extended for voters queuing at 20:00; the CIK declares polling day closed by 21:00. On 1 Nov Bulgaria is on EET (UTC+2), so 20:00 is 18:00 UTC. The CIK publishes intermediate results as the RIKs process the protocols (art. 57(1)40). The RIKs must establish results within 48 hours of the close (art. 339(1)). Provisional, not the CIK's result.
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Electoral Code art. 344(1): the final results are announced by the CIK 'в срок до три дни след изборния ден' (within three days after polling day) and published in the State Gazette within 7 days. The CIK timetable (Decision 30-ПВР) lists the same deadline for the runoff. The window closes at the end of 4 Nov (EET). 2021 precedent: CIK Decision 1015-ПВР of 23 Nov 2021 announced the final results and the elected pair two days after the 21 Nov runoff. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor. 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.
Polling day is 2026-11-01 (tentative). Held only if no candidate pair is elected on 25 Oct. To win outright, a pair needs more than half of the valid votes with more than half of the voters taking part (Constitution art. 93(3)). Otherwise the two pairs with the most votes meet in a new vote within seven days (art. 93(4)). The CIK names them and schedules the vote when it announces the round-1 result (Electoral Code art. 342(2)).
When will the final result of the President and Vice President race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z and 2026-11-04T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Electoral Code art. 344(1): the final results are announced by the CIK 'в срок до три дни след изборния ден' (within three days after polling day) and published in the State Gazette within 7 days. The CIK timetable (Decision 30-ПВР) lists the same deadline for the runoff. The window closes at the end of 4 Nov (EET). 2021 precedent: CIK Decision 1015-ПВР of 23 Nov 2021 announced the final results and the elected pair two days after the 21 Nov runoff. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor. 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/).