Voting in the presidential election has begun in Bulgaria, polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. (05:00 GMT) and will remain open until 8:00 p.m. (18:00 GMT).

Key candidates include incumbent Vice President Iliana Iotova, former acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, and Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of the right-wing Revival (Vazrazhdane) party.

The results of the October 25 election will be announced no later than 48 hours after the country's Central Election Commission declares the polls closed.

A runoff, if necessary, will take place on November 1.

@Sputnik