Bulgaria partial local elections results

Partial local elections were held across 14 locations in Bulgaria on Sunday. In the village of Dragomazh, municipality of Isperih, Nurgin Ahmed Basri of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) was elected mayor in the first round, receiving 101 valid votes with a voter turnout of 41.67%.

A runoff election will take place in the village of Yavorevo, Stara Zagora region. Stanimir Stoychev of Vazrazhdane and Zhecho Zhechev of GERB secured the two spots for the second round, receiving 94 and 81 votes respectively, while independent candidate Rositsa Nikolaeva received 56 votes. The runoff is scheduled for October 25.

In Polski Trambesh, Rosen Rusanov, supported by an initiative committee, was the sole candidate for mayor. In Maslarevo, Petranka Marinova of the BSP-United Left and Yordan Yordanov of We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria competed, though a final winner had not been announced as of early October 19. Other locations involved in the partial elections included Malo Konare, Malak Varshets, Obitel, Sudisko Pole, Rudnik, Tsareva Livada, Tokachka, Malorad, Iskrets, and Trapoklovo.