Bulgarian presidential election, 1992

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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]

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Zhelyu ZhelevUnion of Democratic Forces2,261,91344.42,738,43652.8
Velko ValkanovIndependent¹1,546,84330.42,443,43547.2
George GanchevBulgarian Business Bloc853,04416.8
Blagovest SendovIndependent113,8972.2
Other candidates315,4826.2
Invalid/blank votes48,71224,382
Total5,139,8911005,206,253100
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. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p388
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