2014 Bulgarian Socialist Party leadership election

2014 Bulgarian Socialist Party leadership election presidential no 2016 2016 July 27th 2014 Votes 160x160px Mihail Mikov 377 (53.1%) Dragomir Stoynev 333 (46.9%) Leader Sergey Stanishev Mihail Mikov Leadership elections within the Bulgarian Socialist Party were held on 27 July 2014 as part of the party's 48th congress, following the resignation of Sergey Stanishev earlier that month. While he made no formal endorsement, he hinted at supporting economy minister Dragomir Stoynev, who had been recently elected as party co-chairman.offnews.bg Станишев подаде оставка https://offnews.bg/politika/stanishev-podade-ostavka-359401.html 2022-08-16 offnews.bg bg Background Stanishev Government Oresharski Government 2013–2014 Bulgarian protests against the Oresharski cabinet Following his election as party leader in 2001 Sergey Stanishev was reelected in June 2002, November 2008, October 2009 and May 2012.dariknews.bg Сергей Станишев https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/sergej-stanishev-186827 2022-08-16 dariknews.bg bg Similar to Georgi Parvanov, Stanishev and the party remained in opposition to the Sakskoburggotski Government,dnevnik.bg Станишев атакува премиера заради откритото писмо https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2004/07/18/164474_stanishev_atakuva_premiera_zaradi_otkritoto_pismo/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%B7%D0%B0%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82/ 2022-08-16 dnevnik.bg bg despite the fact that two socialist ministers had joined it as independents. The party achieved a victory in the 2005 election and formed a coalition government, however due to waning popularity and accusations of corruption, it underperformed in the 2009 election and went into opposition. Following the 2013 election the BSP formed a coalition government with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which required support from the ultra-nationalist party Ataka. The government was seen as corruptbg There is only one roadmap: Resignation for the government. Elections., Capital, 19 June 2013Kanev Todorov 2014 607 and figures from it were considered inappropriate.http://desebg.com/2011-01-16-11-42-13/1408-2013-08-27-16-30-50 Кабинетът Орешарски и смайващата реабилитация на кадрите на Държавна сигурност 2 March 2014 27 August 2013 bg desebg.com (originally published in Deutsche Welle) This led to protests, culminating in the resignations of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and Stanishev. Candidates Initially party co-chairman Yanaki Stoilov was considered a frontrunner, alongside minister Dragomir Stoynev, however, following accusations directed at Stoynev, the party establishment appeared to coalesce around Mihail Mikov. Thus, both major candidates were seen as ideological successors to Stanishev.glasove.com Миков и Стойнев в двубой за председателския пост в БСП https://glasove.com/novini/mikov-i-stojnev-v-dvuboj-za-predsedatelskiq-post-v-bsp 2022-08-16 glasove.com bg Candidates Maya Manolova, Georgi Kadiev and Korneliya Ninova advocated for change within the party.investor.bg Балотаж между Стойнев и Миков определя кой ще оглави БСП https://www.investor.bg/a/332-ikonomika-i-politika/176958-balotazh-mezhdu-stoynev-i-mikov-opredelya-koy-shte-oglavi-bsp 2022-08-16 investor.bg bg Results The 48th party congress convened on 27 July with a total of 846 listed party delegates, 744 of whom cast votes. The first round of voting took place between 16:39 and 17:30.economics.bg Михаил Миков е избран за лидер на БСП (обновена) https://www.economic.bg/bg/a/view/Mihail-Mikov-e-izbran-za-lider-na-BSP-obnovena-32875 2022-06-03 economic.bg bg As no candidate received a majority, Chairman of the National Assembly and former Minister of Interior Mihail Mikov and Minister of Economy Dragomir Stoynev advanced to the second round. Members of the National Assembly Yanaki Stoilov and Korneliya Ninova placed 3rd and 4th respectively, unexpectedly surpassing Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly Maya Manolova.btvnovinite.bg Миков срещу Стойнев на балотаж за лидер на БСП (ОБНОВЕНА + ВИДЕО) https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/politika/mikov-sreshtu-stoinev-na-balotazh-za-lider-na-bsp.html 2022-06-03 btvnovinite.bg bg The second round of voting took place the same day. Mihail Mikov was elected with 53.1% of the vote, or 377 of the 710 valid votes. thumb|right|Mikov after being chosen as party chairman on the 27th of July 2014 Mihail Mikov 167 377 Dragomir Stoynev 126 333 Korneliya Ninova 119 Yanaki Stoilov 103 Maya Manolova 83 Georgi Gergov 63 Krasimir Yankov 46 Georgi Kadiev 29 Krasimir Premyanov 7 1 16 References Sources Kanev Dobrin Todorov Antoniy 2014 Качество на демокрацията в България 1st Sofia Изток-Запад http://www.book.store.bg/p130172/kachestvoto-na-demokraciata-v-bylgaria-dobrin-kanev-antonij-todorov.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151121040213/http://www.book.store.bg/p130172/kachestvoto-na-demokraciata-v-bylgaria-dobrin-kanev-antonij-todorov.html usurped November 21, 2015 978-619-152-473-0 Category:Bulgarian Socialist Party politicians Category:2014 elections in Bulgaria