Bulgarian presidential election, 2001

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Bulgarian presidential election, 2001
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  1996 11 November 2001 (first round)
18 November 2001 (second round)
2006  
Turnout 41.8% (1st round), 55.1% (2nd)

  Georgi Parvanov.jpg Petar stoyanov (1).jpg
Nominee Georgi Parvanov Petar Stoyanov
Party BSP ODS
Running mate Angel Marin Neli Kutskova
Popular vote 2,043,443 1,731,676
Percentage 54.1% 45.9%

President before election

Petar Stoyanov
ODS

Elected President

Georgi Parvanov
BSP

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]

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.

Georgi Parvanov 3rd President of Bulgaria 2002-2012

Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov is a Bulgarian historian and politician who was President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after defeating incumbent Petar Stoyanov in the second round of the November 2001 presidential election. He took office on 22 January 2002. He was reelected in a landslide victory in 2006, becoming the first Bulgarian president to serve two terms. Parvanov supported of Bulgaria's entry into NATO and the European Union.

Bulgarian Socialist Party political party

The Bulgarian Socialist Party, known as the Centenarian, is a social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and the successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists with a pro-EU stance, although it has taken some euroskeptic positions and called for an end to EU sanctions against Russia. BSP is also a member of the Socialist International. It is Bulgaria's largest political party by membership.

Contents

Opinion polls

First round

  Qualifying for the second round
PollsterDate Stoyanov Bonev Parvanov Ganchev Indzhova Beron Others
Alpha Rissourch 20.09.2001341918330.522.5
Alpha Rissorch 21.10.200143.924.523.23.93.90.60

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Georgi Parvanov Bulgarian Socialist Party 1,032,66536.42,043,44354.1
Petar Stoyanov United Democratic Forces 991,68034.91,731,67645.9
Bogomil Bonev Independent546,80119.3
Reneta Indzhova Independent supported by Movement for Rights and Freedoms 139,6804.9
George Ganchev George Ganchev's Bloc 95,4813.4
Petar Beron Union for Bulgaria31,3941.1
Invalid/blank votes12,5908,914
Total2,850,2911003,784,033100
Source: President of Bulgaria, Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p389