After the completion of the second round of voting, candidate Rumen Radev was elected President of Bulgaria on 13 November 2016.

However, in the absence of a prime minister, presidents are in charge of appointing an interim administration, giving them considerable influence over the government during such periods (Zhelyu Zhelev in 1994-95; Petar Stoyanov in 1997; Rosen Plevneliev in 2013 and 2014; and Rumen Radev in 2017, 2021, and since 2022).

[a][3] The president is banned from also being a member of the National Assembly, as well taking on any other government, public or private offices for the duration of his term.

The president is also constitutionally forbidden from being involved in a leadership position of a political party while in office.

The following powers belong to the president of Bulgaria:[3] The president enjoys blanket legal immunity during his tenure and is not held responsible for any act performed while on duty, with the exception of treason or violation of the Bulgarian constitution.

If accepted, the case is referred to the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria, which must decide within a one-month time span whether or not the president is guilty of the crime he has been accused of by the Assembly.