2026 Bulgarian presidential election

Ten parties and 27 initiative committees submitted documents to participate in the elections for President and Vice President of the Republic on October 25, 2026. One party was denied registration, while another withdrew its registration. Three initiative committees were also denied registration. Consequently, a total of 32 participants remained registered: 8 parties and 25 initiative committees.^[5] Of these, one party and three initiative committees did not nominate candidate pairs and one initiative committee was canceled by CEC; ultimately, 27 candidate pairs remained registered and participated in the draw to determine their ballot numbers on the unified ballot. A complete list of independent candidates and parties registered to contest in the election is presented below:^[6]