Bulgaria is holding a vote in the second round of its presidential election. It will be known today who will serve as head of state for the next five years.
Globalinfo.az reports that incumbent head of state Iliyana Yotova and former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gurov are competing for the presidency.
Neither candidate secured the majority needed to win in the first round, held on October 25. Yotova received 528 951 votes, while Gurov won 486 232.
As a result, the race has gone to a second round. The candidate who receives more votes at this stage will become Bulgaria’s new president.
It should be noted that Bulgaria’s president is elected for a five-year term. Although the head of state mainly performs representative functions, the president also has the authority to veto laws and command the armed forces.
Voting will continue until 20:00 local time.
Aliyar Khalil
Globalinfo.az
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