Polling stations open in Bulgaria's presidential election

Polling stations open in Bulgaria on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential and vice-presidential elections. Approximately 6.6 million eligible voters can cast ballots across domestic polling stations and 613 stations abroad according to the national election body.

A runoff is widely expected on November 1 as polls indicate turnout may stay below the 50% threshold required for a first-round win. It is learned that 27 candidate pairs are running, with the race primarily expected to come down to a runoff between incumbent President Iliana Yotova and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov.