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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]
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 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.
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.
Pollster | Date | Stoyanov | Bonev | Parvanov | Ganchev | Indzhova | Beron | Others |
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Alpha Rissourch | 20.09.2001 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 22.5 |
Alpha Rissorch | 21.10.2001 | 43.9 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0 |
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 |
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