2016 Bulgarian Socialist Party leadership election

2016 Bulgarian Socialist Party Leadership Election presidential no 2014 2014 2020 2020 May 7-8 2016 Votes 160x160px Korneliya Ninova 395 (53.1%) 160x160px Mihail Mikov 349 (46.9%) Leader Mihail Mikov Korneliya Ninova Leadership elections within the Bulgarian Socialist Party were held in the night between 7 and 8 May 2016 as part of the party's 49th congress. Incumbent leader Mihail Mikov originally faced a total of 31 challengers, however by the time the party congress convened on 7 May, four of them had dropped out. By the evening only 5 candidates remained.dariknews.bg Корнелия Нинова е новият лидер на БСП https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/korneliq-ninova-e-noviqt-lider-na-bsp-1573586 2022-07-07 dariknews.bg bg Candidates Incumbent leader Mihail Mikov had the support of the party establishment, while MP Korneliya Ninova had received endorsements from several influential party figures and was seen as being to his right. Other challengers included MP from Varna Krasimir Yankov, leader of the BSP in Plovdiv Georgi Gergov, who was expected to endorse Ninova, and former party organisation secretary Valery Zhablyanov, who was seen as representing the party's left russophile tendencies and was expected to endorse Mikov.news.bg БСП чака балотаж Миков и Нинова https://news.bg/bulgaria/bsp-chaka-balotazh-mikov-i-ninova.html 2022-07-07 news.bg bg Political issues In his speech to the delegates Mikov emphasized the importance of the upcoming presidential election; he called for the resignation of the current government and expressed a desire to join the Schengen Area. Ninova emphasized on changing the BSP's internal structures and attracting disenfranchised leftist voters, in view of the party's poor performance in the 2014 election.bnr.bg На 49-ия конгрес на БСП социалистите се обявиха за предрочни избори https://bnr.bg/sofia/post/100689154/zapochva-49-iat-kongres-na-bsp 2022-07-07 bnr.bg bg Results A total of 782 party delegates were invited to the congress, 755 of whom cast votes. As no candidate received a majority, Mihail Mikov and Korneliya Ninova advanced to a second round. Between rounds Krasimir Yankov and Georgi Gergov, who were in 3rd and 4th place with 77 and 55 votes respectively, endorsed Ninova. Shortly after midnight it was announced that Ninova had defeated Mikov in the second round by a margin of 46 votes.bntnews.bg Корнелия Нинова е новият лидер на БСП https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/korneliya-ninova-e-noviyat-lider-na-bsp 2022-07-07 bntnews.bg bg This was the first time that an incumbent BSP leader had lost their reelection bid. Mihail Mikov 329 349 Korneliya Ninova 280 395 Krasimir Yankov 77 Georgi Gergov 55 Valery Zhablyanov 10 4 References Category:Bulgarian Socialist Party politicians Category:2016 elections in Bulgaria Category:May 2016 in Bulgaria