Exactly at midnight, the big competition for the selection of the best mayors of 2025 starts on the Kmetnagodinata.bg platform.
From the first minutes after 00.00 on September 25, the most active citizens can give their support and assessment of the work of the mayors in the national competition “Mayor of the Year“.
For the 13th consecutive year, Kmeta.bg gives Bulgarians the opportunity to determine the most successful mayors in the country in real time in 7 different areas.
Categories and Awards
In 2025, the competition will honor mayors in 7 categories:
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Mayor of the Year
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Mayor of the Citizens
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Urban Environment
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Smart City
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Tourism and Culture
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Sports and Youth Policies
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Investments and Growth
Each citizen can cast their vote in one specialized category and support a candidate in one of the two main categories - “Mayor of year" or "Mayor of the citizens".
Online vote - fast, easy and secure
Voting, which opens at 00:00 on September 25, will last until 23:59 on October 5, 2025.
On the Kmetnagodinata.bg platform, everyone can cast their vote only from IP addresses on the territory of Bulgaria.
Registration is done in three ways:
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via Facebook profile
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via Google profile
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by email (after confirmation)
This guarantees the authenticity and transparency of the vote.
Participants and criteria
All 265 mayors of municipalities in the country participate in the competition, with two exceptions: Varna Municipality - due to charges brought against the mayor, and Elin Pelin Municipality - at their own insistence.
The winners will be selected in three groups, according to the size of the municipality:
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Small municipalities - up to 20,000 inhabitants
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Medium municipalities - from 20,000 to 50 000 inhabitants
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Large municipalities - over 50,000 inhabitants
The classification is in accordance with the official NSI population data as of 31.12.2022.
Final and ceremony
The grand finale of “Mayor of the Year" 2025 will take place on October 7 in Sofia, when the winners will be announced.
The official ceremony will be broadcast on BNT1 on October 12 at 3:30 p.m.
The event is supported by Huvepharma, Vivacom, Biovet, efbet, Credisimo, Electrohold, Borica, Metroreklama, Billboard.