Bulgarian presidential election, 1992

Bulgarian presidential election, 1992

12 January and 19 January 1992

Turnout 75.4% (first round) 75.9% (second round)   Nominee Zhelyu Zhelev Velko Valkanov Party Independent Independent Alliance SDS BSP Running mate Blaga Dimitrova Rumen Vodenicharov Popular vote 2,738,436 2,443,435 Percentage 52.8% 47.2%

President before election Zhelyu Zhelev SDS Elected President Zhelyu Zhelev SDS

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January.^[1] The result was a victory for Zhelyu Zhelev of the Union of Democratic Forces, who won 52.8% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 75.4% in the first round and 75.9% in the second.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Zhelyu Zhelev	Union of Democratic Forces	2,261,913	44.4	2,738,436	52.8
Velko Valkanov	Independent¹	1,546,843	30.4	2,443,435	47.2
George Ganchev	Bulgarian Business Bloc	853,044	16.8
Blagovest Sendov	Independent	113,897	2.2
Other candidates		315,482	6.2
Invalid/blank votes		48,712	–	24,382	–
Total		5,139,891	100	5,206,253	100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

¹ Valkanov was supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.^[2]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p388