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Socialist presidential runner Ivaylo Kalfin got most of the votes cast by Bulgarians living abroad. Photo by BGNES
Ivaylo Kalfin and Stefan Danailov, presidential and vice-presidential nominees of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) have won the majority of the votes cast by Bulgarians living abroad.
According to data of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), BSP's presidential ticket was supported by 42.85% of Bulgarians abroad (20 686 votes).
Presidential runner of center-right ruling party GERB Rosen Plevneliev and his running mate Margarita Popova were backed by 31.14% of the overseas voters (15 130 votes), independent presidential candidate Meglena Kuneva garnered 11.32% of support (5500 votes), Sali Ibryam from National Movement Unity received 5.38% (2163 votes), Volen Siderov, leader of nationalist Ataka party got 1.95% (949 votes) and independent runner Svetoslav Vitkov obtained 2.02% (982 votes).
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry opened a total of 161 polling units abroad, most of them stationed in Turkey (41) and in Spain (23).
According to data provided by the Foreign Ministry, a total of 50 499 Bulgarians cast ballots from overseas, most of them living in Turkey (22 418), followed by residents of Spain (6752).
CEC data indicates that Kalfin won the votes of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) cast overseas.
The second round of the presidential race, in which GERB's Plevneliev will face BSP's Kalfin, will be held on October 30.
During a gathering in Stara Zagora with nearly 1,000 mayors from villages, municipalities, and regional cities, GERB leader Boyko Borissov spoke candidly about the party’s achievements and the upcoming electoral challenges
GERB leader Boyko Borissov met with ministers from the outgoing “Zhelyazkov” cabinet after they formally handed over power to the caretaker government, using the gathering to review the work of the administration and outline the party’s next political ste
GERB is set to hold a reporting and election national assembly on March 22 in Sofia, marking the start of the campaign for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19
On Monday, Delyan Dobrev, chair of the parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, former minister and long-standing figure in GERB, is expected to submit a request to withdraw both from the party’s Executive Committee and from parliament
GERB leader Boyko Borissov has confirmed that he will not be a candidate in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections, reaffirming his longstanding disinterest in the office.
President Iliana Yotova has launched the second phase of consultations with parliamentary groups on the appointment of an acting prime minister, starting with the GERB group
The Commission for Protection of Personal Data has fined Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Ministry for making public nearly 37 000 permanent addresses in the country of Bulgarian voters residing abroad.
Bulgaria spared over BGN 8 M in state budget money by carrying out its local and presidential elections on the same date in 2011, the country's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has stated.
Former Justice Minister Margarita Popova was nominated by the ruling centrist-right party GERB to run for Vice President of Bulgaria in the elections that took place on October 23 2011.
Rosen Plevneliev, former Bulgarian Regional Development Minister, was elected President on the ticket of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria part (GERB) on October 30 2011.
Rosen Plevneliev, Bulgaria's newly elected President, will be officially sworn in on Thursday.
Bulgaria's President-elect and Vice President-elect, Rosen Plevneliev and Margarita Popova, will take the oath of office before the National Assembly on Thursday, January 19.
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