2011 Bulgarian presidential election

none Bulgaria presidential 2006 Bulgarian presidential election 2006 2016 Bulgarian presidential election 2016 23 October 2011 (first round)30 October 2011 (second round) 52.29% (first round), 48.25% (second round) BG_President_Rosen_Plevneliev.JPG 120 110 150 0 0 Rosen Plevneliev Margarita Popova GERB 1,698,136 52.58% Ivailo-Kalfin-Bulgaria-MIP-Europaparlament-by-Leila-Paul-2.jpg 120 110 150 0 0 Ivailo Kalfin Stefan Danailov Bulgarian Socialist Party 1,531,193 47.42% 300px First round results by municipality 300px Second round results by municipality 2 300px Second round results by Oblast Plevneliev #deebfb 20-30% #b4cdec 30-40% #8db2e2 40-50% #6798d7 50-60% #417ecd 60-70% #3363a2 70-80% Kalfin #fbdbdc 20-30% #f0adaf 30-40% #eb7c80 40-50% #e2474d 50-60% #cd1f25 60-70% #ad0006 70-80% #830004 80-90% Tie #e68ce3 President Georgi Parvanov Bulgarian Socialist Party Rosen Plevneliev GERB Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 23 October 2011, with a runoff held on 30 October 2011. Incumbent president Georgi Parvanov was not eligible for re-election; the Constitution of Bulgaria limits a president to two terms. No candidate won outright in the first round, resulting in a runoff between the eventual winner, Rosen Plevneliev of GERB, and Ivaylo Kalfin of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.Bulgarian ruling party candidate leads in presidential vote https://web.archive.org/web/20111026202711/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-24/bulgarian-ruling-party-candidate-leads-in-presidential-vote.html October 26, 2011 Business Week, 24 October 2011 Background The presidential elections were held in conjunction with local elections, saving the country BGN 8 million according to the finance minister Simeon Djankov.Bulgaria's '2 in 1' Elections Spared BGN 8 M - FinMin http://www.novinite.com/articles/135899/Bulgaria%27s+%272+in+1%27+Elections+Spared+BGN+8+M+-+FinMin Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 2 June 2014 However, the move drew criticism from the US Ambassador in Sofia, James Warlick, who said that the move led to poor administration during the elections.US Ambassador: Elections in Bulgaria Were Not Administered Well http://www.novinite.com/articles/135607/US+Ambassador%3A+Elections+in+Bulgaria+Were+Not+Administered+Well Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 2 June 2014 Candidates There were 18 registered candidates.Candidate lists for President and Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria https://web.archive.org/web/20111026200322/http://results.cik.bg/tur1/listi/index.html 2011-10-26 Electoral Commission of Bulgaria bg Rosen Plevneliev, Ivaylo Kalfin, and Meglena Kuneva were expected to have the best chance of reaching the second round.Leading MEP runs for Bulgarian presidency https://web.archive.org/web/20110722044917/http://www.euractiv.com/en/elections/leading-mep-runs-bulgarian-presidency-news-506641 July 22, 2011 Eurative, 19 July 2011 The candidates are:GERB's Plevneliev has narrow lead in tight presidential race - poll The Sofia Echo, 18 September 2011 PartyPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateBlue CoalitionRumen HristovEmmanuel YordanovBulgarian Agrarian National UnionNikolay NenchevZheko IvanovBulgarian Democratic UnityAndrey ChorbanovAngel MirchevBulgarian Socialist PartyIvaylo KalfinFormer Culture Minister Stefan DanailovGERBRosen PlevnelievJustice Minister Margarita PopovaIMRO – Bulgarian National MovementKrasimir KarakachanovDaniela DimitrovaInitiative committeeMeglena KunevaLyubomir HristovInitiative committeeDimitar KutsarovKamelia TodorovaInitiative committeeAleksei PetrovNikolai GeorgievInitiative committeeNikolay VassilevVladimir SavovInitiative committeeSvetoslav VitkovVentsislav MitsovInitiative committeeVentsislav YosifovVladimir SlavovNational Front for Salvation of BulgariaStefan SolakovGalina VasilevaNational Movement UnitySali IbrayimValentina GotsevaAttackVolen SiderovPavel ShopovOrder, Law and JusticeAtanas SemovPolya StanchevaParty for the People of the NationPavel ChernevAnelia DimitrovaUnited People's PartyMaria KaponNikolay Kisyov Opinion polls First round #FFFF00 Qualifying for the second round silver PollsterDatePlevnelievKalfinKunevaSiderovHristovSemovKarakachanovVitkovOthers Alpha RissourchApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 20.09.201122.91411.12.42.41.51.30.643.8 TSAMApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 12.10.2016 30.816.19.82.33.10.31.5036.1 Alpha RissorchApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 21.10.201121.516.49.53.82.20.90.7045 Conduct MPs interfering with the ballot count Two GERB MPs were photographed at the Sofia electoral commission amid the chaos that erupted at the Sofia commission right after the first round of presidential and local elections. These two MPs were not authorized to be present at the electoral commission at that time: an offence under Bulgarian law. One of the GERB MPs, Stanislav Ivanov, was photographed carrying a large bag around the Sofia Electoral Commission building. This bag was presumably full of ballots.Bulgaria Election Body Fails to Censure Ruling Party MPs for Interfering with Elections http://www.novinite.com/articles/133427/Bulgaria+Election+Body+Fails+to+Censure+Ruling+Party+MPs+for+Interfering+with+Elections Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 20 February 2014 The Central Electoral Commission held a meeting on the case but failed to reach a decision, because voting could not reach the required 2/3 majority. Universiada Hall crisis June 2013 Members of electoral committees were held without rest or sleep for 30 to 34 hours.no media references June 2013 Universiada Hall was not aired, was stunningly cold and members of committees were not given food and water, and not allowed to go outside the Hall to buy such.no media references June 2013 Journalists and observers were not allowed in Universiada Hall and a large region around it was slipped off with police until the next day late afternoon and early evening.no media references June 2013 In the day of the elections and day after one member of Municipal Committee in Varna died, six ambulances arrived at Universiada Hall to assist fainted committee members,no media references June 2013 while the number of fainted man and women, and those suffering health problems during and after elections is not known, according to witnesses people were fainting in the Hall and at the queues for delivering elections protocols, and in the first lines at the committee members meeting in Universiada people were in constant fainted and wakening cycles condition because of lack of air, cold, malnutrition and exhausture.Video was broadcast in Bulgarian televisions where at the meeting of committee members in Universiada people are scanning 'mafia' because of the conditions Universiada Hall - BGNES, elections 2011 (video), YouTube, October 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-26 People slept on floor, on bags with bulletinsJune 2013 and even some left Universiada Hall unlawfully with taking the bulletins with themselves at home because of the poor conditions.no media references June 2013 In the first announcement of the situation no politician or Central Committee member expressed any sorry or apology for it and party GERB said that the reason of this was the one-hour delay of the starting of the electoral day but in fact the starting of the electoral day was marked by no voters in the first two hours, while people was arriving at sections to vote around 8 am.no media references June 2013 After the scandal of the situation of people still at Universiada Hall sparked in media, it was announced that committee members held there will receive 60 lv or 30 Euro more as a compensation for the long hours stay.no media references June 2013 International statements The PACE delegation noted that whilst the election was conducted in a generally orderly and peaceful way, there remained concerns about a lack of an equal access to the media, blurred distinctions between newspaper editorials and political advertisements, the lack of a dedicated voter roll and the candidate registration system which particularly affected independent candidates. PACE also recommended that voting for expatriate Bulgarians should be improved.Bulgaria’s 2011 elections efficiently run, but with shortcomings – PACE The Sofia Echo, 24 October 2011 The OCSE delegation also noted concerns about the blurred lines in media coverage, as well as vote-buying allegations, restrictions on using minority languages in campaigns, and inflammatory statements by some candidates.OSCE positive about Bulgarian election but worried by vote-buying, media coverage The Sofia Echo, 25 October 2011 Results Rosen Plevneliev Margarita Popova GERB 1349380 1698136 Ivaylo Kalfin Stefan Danailov Bulgarian Socialist Party 974300 1531193 Meglena Kuneva Lyubomir Hristov Initiative committee 470808 Volen Siderov Pavel Shopov Attack 122466 Stefan Solakov bg Стефан Солаков Galina Vasileva National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 84205 Rumen Hristov Emmanuel Yordanov Union of Democratic Forces 65761 Atanas Semov bg Атанас Семов Polya Stancheva Order, Law and Justice 61797 Svetoslav Vitkov Ventsislav Mitsov Initiative committee 54125 Sali Ibrayim Valentina Gotseva National Movement Unity 41837 Krasimir Karakachanov Daniela Dimitrova IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement 33236 Aleksey Petrov Nikolai Georgiev Initiative committee 31613 Maria Kapon bg Мария Капон Nikolay Kisyov United People's Party 30665 Nikolay Nenchev Zheko Ivanov Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 9827 Pavel Chernev Anelia Dimitrova Party for the People of the Nation 8081 Ventsislav Yosifov Vladimir Slavov Initiative committee 7021 Dimitar Kutsarov bg Димитър Куцаров Kamelia Todorova Initiative committee 6989 Andrey Chorbanov Angel Mirchev Bulgarian Democratic Unity bg Българска демократична общност 6340 Nikolay Vasilev (philosopher) bg Николай Василев (философ) Nikolay Vasilev Vladimir Savov Initiative committee 5633 229844 104837 6873589 6910491 Electoral Commission of Bulgaria References External links NSD: European Election Database - Bulgaria https://web.archive.org/web/20160320184822/http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/bulgaria/ 2016-03-20 publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1990-2011 Bulgaria Category:Presidential elections in Bulgaria Presidential election Bulgaria