Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1945

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1945, [1] the country's first to feature universal suffrage for women. [2] The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Bulgarian Communist Party both won 94 seats. [3] Voter turnout was 84.8%. [4]

Bulgaria country in Southeast Europe

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.

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Bulgarian Agrarian National Union political party in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Agrarian National Union also translated to English as Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union is a political party devoted to representing the causes of the Bulgarian peasantry. It was an agrarian movement and was most powerful between 1900 and 1923. Unlike the socialist movements of the early 20th century, it was devoted to questions concerning agriculture and farm workers, rather than industry and factory workers. The BZNS, one of the first and most powerful of the agrarian parties in Eastern Europe, dominated Bulgarian politics during the beginning of the 20th century. It is also the only agrarian party in Europe that ever came to power with a majority government, rather than merely as part of a coalition. It is a founding member of the former International Agrarian Bureau.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Bulgarian Communist Party 3,005,98388.194
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 94
Zveno 45
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) 31
Radical Democratic Party 11
Opposition candidates404,48211.91
Invalid/blank votes455,000––
Total3,865,465100276
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp368-369 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p86
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p386
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p370
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