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Gallup parallel vote count data

| updated on 11/5/23 10:52 PM
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In Sofia, with a 100% processed sample from the parallel count conducted by Gallup International Balkan, BNR's partner in covering the local elections, Vasil Terziev (PP-DB, Save Sofia) leads the mayoral race with 48,6% of the vote. Vanya Grigorova (BSP for Bulgaria, Left Party, etc.) came second with 46.8%.

In Shumen, with 100% of precincts reporting, the BSP's Hristo Hristov won the mayoral election with 72.5% of the vote.

In Plovdiv, with 100% of precincts reporting, Kostadin Dimitrov (GERB) won 53.5% of the vote and Ivaylo Staribratov (PP-DB) came second with 42%.

Blagomir Kotsev (PP-DB) won 52.3% in Varna, with 100% of the vote counted. Ivan Portnikh remained in second place with 41.7%.

In Blagoevgrad, with 100% of the vote counted, Metodi Baikushev has 51.6%. Ilko Stoyanov (independent) remains in second place with 45.6%.

In Vidin, with 100% of the vote counted, Tsvetan Tsenkov of the local coalition SDS (NDSV, "Novoto vreme") wins with 60.4%.



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