site.btaUPDATED Second Round of Voting for Municipality Mayors in Regional Capitals: Final Results

The Central Election Commission on Monday published the results of Sunday's second round of voting in Bulgaria's local elections based on the processing of 100% of the tally sheets for all 19 regional capitals where a runoff for municipality mayors was held:

Blagoevgrad: Metodi Baykushev (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria) 50.21%, Ilko Stoyanov (independent backed by GERB) 47.24%

Varna: Blagomir Kotsev (Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria) 53.06%, Ivan Portnih (GERB) 41.52%

Veliko Tarnovo: Daniel Panov (GERB) 53.2%, Yordan Terziiski (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria) 42.3%

Vidin: Tsvetan Tsenkov (Union of Democratic Forces) 57.28%, Aleksandar Mateev (GERB) 39.92%

Gabrovo: Tanya Hristova (GERB) 66.58%, Daniel Petrov (Vazrazhdane) 28.86%

Dobrich: Yordan Yordanov (DBG local coalition) 50.72%, Krasimir Nikolov (GERB) 45.04%

Kyustendil: Ognyan Atanasov (Green Party) 68.63%, Petar Paunov (GERB) 29.61%

Lovech: Stratsimir Petrov (There Is Such a People) 51.76%, Valentina Nedyalkova (GERB-UDF) 45.60%

Pazardzhik: Petar Kulenski (Continue the Change- Democratic Bulgaria) 53.94%, Todor Popov (New Time) 43.95%

Pleven: Valentin Hristov (GERB) 63.62%, Georg Spartanski (independent) 33.51%

Plovdiv: Kostadin Dimitrov (GERB) 54.14%, Ivaylo Staribratov (Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria) 41.68%

Razgrad: Dobrin Dobrev (independent) 54%, Miroslav Grancharov (Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria) 42.98%

Ruse: Pencho Milkov (BSP) 63%, Ivan Ivanov (GERB) 31.58%

Silistra: Alexander Sabanov (independent) 56.21%, Ivelin Ivanov (GERB) 37.89%

Sliven: Stefan Radev (GERB) 59.33%, Plamen Stoyanov (Direct Democracy) 37.89%

Smolyan: Nikolai Melemov (GERB) 48.63%, Stefan Sabrutev (Our City Movement) 47.47%

Sofia: Vassil Terziev (Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) and Save Sofia) 48.20%, Vanya Grigorova (BSP-led coalition) 46.89 %

Haskovo: Stanislav Dechev (GERB) 60.37%, Nikolay Stavrev (independent backed by Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria, BSP and Here We Come):  37.37%

Shumen: Hristo Hristov (BSP for Bulgaria) 71.38%, Georgi Kolev (GERB) 25.88%

The municipality mayors of the remaining eight regional capitals (Burgas, Vratsa, Kardzhali, Montana, Pernik, Stara Zagora, Targovishte and Yambol) were elected in the first round of the local elections on October 29.