2019 Bulgarian local elections

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2019 Bulgarian local elections

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All positions for mayors and councillors on both the local and provincial level
Turnout	42%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Boyko Borisov Korneliya Ninova Mustafa Karadaya Party GERB BSP DPS Provincial Mayoralities 17 4 1 Provincial Mayoralities +/– 6 4   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Rumen Hristov Dimitar Delchev Party SDS DBG Provincial Mayoralities 1 1 Provincial Mayoralities +/– 1
A map showing the final results for mayoral positions on the Provincial level following the second round of the election

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The first round of the local elections for mayors and municipal councilors on both the local and provincial level in Bulgaria were held on 27 October 2019. The second round of the election took place on 3 November, as per the decree signed by the President of Bulgaria.^[1] 6,227,901 Bulgarians were included on the voter lists and were eligible to vote, a 136,000 voter reduction compared to the 2015 local elections.^[2][3]

Following the final results, the results on the provincial level showed that the ruling GERB party had lost 6 mayorships in comparison to the previous election. The Socialist Party gained four, the Bulgaria for Citizens movement gained one, the Union of Democratic Forces and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms kept their previous result by obtaining one each, and two independent candidates were elected.^[4]