Bulgarians abroad: Gyurov takes 45.8% – twice Yotova's share
With all protocols from abroad processed, Gyurov clearly leads among Bulgarians living outside the country. Only Turkey backed Yotova, while Kostadinov won in Russia.
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Andrey Gyurov clearly won the vote cast abroad in the first round of Bulgaria's presidential election. According to the Central Election Commission, the Gyurov/Kandev ticket took 45.79% (37,101 votes) with all foreign protocols processed, against 22.79% (18,465 votes) for Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev.
Kostadin Kostadinov of Vazrazhdane came third with 11.61%, ahead of Ivelin Mihaylov (6.47%) and Radostin Vasilev (3.72%). Some 2.89% chose "I support no one". Gyurov finished first in countries including the US and the UK.
The exceptions were Turkey, where Yotova won by 3,933 votes to 1,893, and Russia, where Kostadinov took almost half of the ballots with 96 votes. The runoff between Yotova and Gyurov takes place on 1 November.