2006 Bulgarian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament.[1] The runoff took place on 29 October 2006, while the electoral campaign spanned 19 September – 20 October. At the election, Georgi Parvanov won his second and final term as President of Bulgaria.
Some of the right-wing parties were disunited at the time but still chose to support a common candidate, Nedelcho Beronov. Prime minister and head of the Socialist Party Sergey Stanishev expressed his strong support for the current president, Georgi Parvanov, in July 2006,[2] and Parvanov officially stated his desire to run for a second term on 25 August 2006.[3] He was also backed by the other two members of the then ruling Triple coalition – NDSV and DPS.
In the first round, incumbent Georgi Parvanov received 64% of the vote, ahead of nationalist leader Volen Siderov who came second with 21.5%.[4] However, Parvanov was forced into a runoff with Siderov, as Bulgarian law requires a turnout of 50% for a president to be elected in the first round.[5] Turnout for the first round was 44%. The defeated right-wing forces called for abstention, while some far-left formationsScript error: No such module "Unsubst". expressed their support for Siderov.
The second round saw Parvanov win a decisive victory with 75.9% as opposed to Siderov's 24.1%,[6] meaning that Parvanov became the first person to be democratically re-elected as President of Bulgaria.[7] Second round turnout was 43%.
Results
See also
References and notes
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- ↑ Zhelyu Zhelev, although having served two terms, was elected as a president not by popular vote, but by the National Assembly for his first term.
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External links
- Template:In lang Izbori2006.org – official Central Electoral Commission website for the election
- Template:In lang Focus News' Elections 2006 section
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