1996 Bulgarian presidential election

1996 Bulgarian presidential election
← 1992 27 October 1996 (first round)
3 November 1996 (second round)		 2001 →
Turnout63.14% (first round)
61.45% (second round)
 
Nominee Petar Stoyanov Ivan Marazov
Party ODS BSP
Running mate Todor Kavaldzhiev Irina Bokova
Popular vote 2,502,517 1,687,242
Percentage 59.73% 40.27%
President before election

Zhelyu Zhelev
SDS

Elected President

Petar Stoyanov
ODS

Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 October 1996, with a second round on 3 November.[1] The result was a victory for Petar Stoyanov of the United Democratic Forces, who won 59.7% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 63.3% in the first round and 61.8% in the second.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p388