Some 1,525,034 people, or 22.98% of voters, cast ballots in the first round of Bulgaria's presidential and vice-presidential election on Sunday, 25 October. Stoyanka Balova, spokeswoman for the Central Election Commission, told reporters at a briefing.

Bulgaria has 6,584,025 registered voters in total.

Where it began: Presidential election: 5.8% vote by 11:00 nationwide, 4.94% in Burgas region

Balova compared the figure with the presidential election on 14 November 2021, when turnout was about 35%.