Bivši ministar vanjskih poslova Ivaylo Kalfin, kandidat Socijalističke partije, te prva bugarska povjerenica u EU Meglena Kuneva, koja učestvuje kao nezavisni kandidat, smatraju se ostalim najvećim kandidatima sa šansama da dođu do drugog kruga izbora 30. oktobra.
Former Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin, the Socialist party's candidate, and Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, who is running as an independent, are viewed as the other front-runners in the race with chances of making it to the October 30th runoff.