Bulgarian presidential election, 2001
Bulgarian presidential election, 2001
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11 November 2001 (first round)
18 November 2001 (second round) |
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41.8% (1st round), 55.1% (2nd) |
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Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 11 November 2001, with a second round on 18 November.[1] The result was a victory for Georgi Parvanov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, who won 54.0% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 41.8% in the first round and 55.1% in the second.[2]
Opinion polls
First round
Qualifying for the second round
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
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| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Georgi Parvanov | Bulgarian Socialist Party | 1,032,665 | 36.4 | 2,043,443 | 54.1 |
| Petar Stoyanov | United Democratic Forces | 991,680 | 34.9 | 1,731,676 | 45.9 |
| Bogomil Bonev | Independent | 546,801 | 19.3 | |
| Reneta Indzhova | Independent supported by Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 139,680 | 4.9 | |
| George Ganchev | George Ganchev's Bloc | 95,481 | 3.4 | |
| Petar Beron | Union for Bulgaria | 31,394 | 1.1 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,590 | – | 8,914 | – |
| Total | 2,850,291 | 100 | 3,784,033 | 100 |
| Source: President of Bulgaria, Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p389
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