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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]
| 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-Ognyan Saparev | 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]
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