site.btaFinal Local Elections Outcome: Ruling GERB Party Wins Nine Regional Capitals, Opposition Socialists Wins Four, Coalitions and Independent Runners, Five

November 4 (BTA) - Pursuant to 100 per cent processed
tally sheets from the November 3 local election run-offs by the
Central Election Commission, the ruling GERB party wins nine
regional capitals, the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party
(BSP), four, and coalitions and independent runners win five.
Run-off elections were held in 18 regional capitals, including
the capital Sofia.

Second-rounding voting was also held for many borough mayors in
Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, as well as in smaller municipalities
across the country.

The final results show that the margin for the mayoral post in
Sofia between GERB's Yordanka Fandakova and independent runner
backed by the BSP Maya Manolova was 4.85 per cent in Fandakova's
 favour. Fandakova won 49.98 per cent of the votes, while
Manolova got 45.13 per cent.

Voter turnout as at 3.30 pm local time ion Sunday was 35.8 per
cent. The final voter turnout figure is expected to be announced
 later on Monday. LN/ZH

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