2001 Bulgarian presidential election

2001 Bulgarian presidential election

← 1996 11 November 2001 (first round)
18 November 2001 (second round)
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Turnout41.63% (first round), 54.92% (second round)
 
Nominee Georgi Parvanov Petar Stoyanov
Party BSP ODS
Running mate Angel Marin Neli Kutskova [bg]
Popular vote 2,043,443 1,731,676
Percentage 54.13% 45.87%

Results by province
Parvanov:      50-60%      60-70%
Stoyanov:      50-60%      60-70%

President before election

Petar Stoyanov
ODS

Elected President

Georgi Parvanov
BSP

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, defeating incumbent president Petar Stoyanov. Voter turnout was 41.8% in the first round and 55.1% in the second.[2] Parvanov took office in 2002, becoming the first former communist to hold the post since 1990.

Opinion polls

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First round

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

Results

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CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Georgi ParvanovAngel MarinBulgarian Socialist Party1,032,66536.392,043,44354.13
Petar StoyanovNeli Kutskova [bg]United Democratic Forces991,68034.951,731,67645.87
Bogomil BonevAtanas Zhelezchev [bg]Independent546,80119.27
Reneta IndzhovaKrastyu IlovIndependent (Movement for Rights and Freedoms)139,6804.92
George GanchevVeselin BonchevGeorge Ganchev's Bloc95,4813.36
Petar BeronStoyan Andreev [bg]Independent31,3941.11
Total2,837,701100.003,775,119100.00
Valid votes2,837,70199.563,775,11999.76
Invalid/blank votes12,5900.448,9140.24
Total votes2,850,291100.003,784,033100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,847,42241.636,889,63854.92
Source: President of Bulgaria Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p389