1992 Bulgarian presidential election

Presidential election in Bulgaria 1992 Bulgarian presidential election Bulgaria presidential no Bulgarian presidential election, July–August 1990 1990 1996 Bulgarian presidential election 1996 12 January 1992 (first round)19 January 1992 (second round) 75.39% (first round), 75.90% (second round) Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) Blaga Dimitrova 2,738,420 52.85% Velko Valkanov Independent politician D40000 Rumen Vodenicharov 2,443,434 47.15% President Zhelyu Zhelev Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) Zhelyu Zhelev Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for incumbent President Zhelyu Zhelev of the Union of Democratic Forces, who won 52.8% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 75.4% in the first round and 75.9% in the second.Nohlen & Stöver, p388 Zhelev had originally been elected as president by the Grand National Assembly in 1990. Results Zhelyu Zhelev Blaga Dimitrova Union of Democratic Forces 2273541 2738420 Velko Valkanov Rumen Vodenicharov Independent (Bulgarian Socialist Party) 1549970 2443434 George Ganchev Petar Beron Bulgarian Business Bloc 854108 Blagovest Sendov Ognyan Saparev Independent 113897 Slavomir Tsankov Mikhail Milanov Union of Democratic Parties and Movements "Era 3" 50247 Dimitar Popov Hristo Genchev Bulgarian National Democratic Party 32606 Anton Donchev Nikolai Shkutov Movement "Voice for Non-Party President" 31798 Asen Mladenov Ivan Georgiev Bulgarian Communist Party 29646 Peter Gogov Bogdan Yotsov Independent Democratic Party 21302 Ivan Georgiev Ivan Kisimov Bulgarian National Radical Party 19495 Siyka Georgieva Stancho Mitev Transfiguration Political Forum 17150 Peter Manolov Emilia Savova Non-Partisan Democracy Movement 14023 Kirill Borisov Milan Tonev Liberal Party - Pernik 11227 Yolo Denev Georgi Statkov Bulgarian Democratic Party 10769 Ivan Ivanov Petar Dimitrov Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy 10099 Krum Krumov-Kumanov Vencheslav Georgiev Pre-Election Union for National Salvation 10266 Stoyan Tsankov Ivan Stoyanov Democratic Party in Bulgaria 9888 Dimitar Dimitrov Velcho Velev Free Democratic Party 8620 Dimitar Markovski Dimitar Savov Free Cooperative Party 8360 Pravdolyub Kozhukharov Simeon Yanulev Bulgarian Workers and Peasants Party 7808 Todor Pashaliyski Velin Iliev Christian Radical Party 6307 48713 24388 6817914 6859318 President of Bulgaria References Bulgaria President Category:Presidential elections in Bulgaria Category:January 1992 in Europe