site.btaUPDATED Parallel Count Results

Following are the results of the parallel counts of votes in the Sunday mayoral runoffs in Bulgaria. The results are subject to change, pollsters noted.

People voted in 19 regional capitals, including Sofia.

Sofia  

Alpha Research:

Vassil Terziev (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria - Save Sofia) 48.6%

Vanya Grigorova (BSP-led coalition)  46.8%

Trend:

Terziev 49.0% 

Grigorova 46.8% 

Gallup International Balkan:

Terziev 48.6%

Grigorova 46.8%

Plovdiv

Gallup International Balkan:

Kostadin Dimitrov (GERB) 53.5%  

Ivaylo Staribratov  (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria):  42.0%  

Trend:

Dimitrov 54.8%

Staribratov 40.8%

Market Links:

Dimitrov 54.0%

Staribratov 41.8%

Varna

Trend:

Blagomir Kotsev (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria) 52.2%

Ivan Portnih (GERB)  42.0%

Gallup International Balkan:

Kotsev 52.3% 

Portnih 41.7%

Market Links:

Kotsev 53.4% 

Portnih 40.3%

Veliko Tarnovo

Alpha Research:

Daniel Panov (GERB) 50.1%

Yordan Terziiski (Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria) 45.2%

Blagoevgrad  

Gallup International Balkan:

Metodi Baykushev (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria)  51.6%

Ilko Stoyanov (independent backed by GERB)  45.6%

Market Links:

Baykushev 44.3%

Stoyanov 42.4%

Haskovo  

Alpha Research:

Stanislav Dechev (GERB)  60.0%

Nikolay Stavrev (independent backed by Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria, BSP and Here We Come) 38.2%  

Ruse  

Trend:

Pencho Milkov (BSP) 64.0% 

Ivan Ivanov (GERB) 30.5% 

Alpha Research:

Milkov  63.2%

Ivanov  32.2%

Pleven

Trend:

Valentin Hristov (GERB)  65.0%

Georg Spartanski (nomination committee)  32.1%

Vidin

Gallup International Balkan:

Tsvetan Tsenkov (UDF local coalition) 60.4%

Alexander Mateev (GERB) 36.4%

Shumen

Gallup International Balkan:

Hristo Hristov (BSP for Bulgaria) 72.5%

Georgi Kolev (GERB) 24.8%