SOFIA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova will face former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov in Sunday's presidential runoff, according to the final results of the first round of voting announced on Tuesday.
The total number of eligible voters was 6,584,025, but only 1,525,034 cast their ballots in the first round of the presidential race on Oct. 25, the Central Electoral Committee said.
Iotova received 528,951 votes, compared with 486,232 for Gurov. The two candidates topped the list of 27 candidates and will face each other in Sunday's runoff, according to the committee.
The Bulgarian president is elected for a term of five years. Iotova's term will expire at the end of January 2027. ■
