1992 Bulgarian presidential election

1992 Bulgarian presidential election
← 1990 12 January 1992 (first round)
19 January 1992 (second round)		 1996 →
Turnout75.39% (first round), 75.90% (second round)
 
Nominee Zhelyu Zhelev Velko Valkanov
Party SDS Independent
Running mate Blaga Dimitrova Rumen Vodenicharov
Popular vote 2,738,420 2,443,434
Percentage 52.85% 47.15%
President before election

Zhelyu Zhelev
SDS

Elected President

Zhelyu Zhelev
SDS

Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January.[1] 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.[2] Zhelev had originally been elected as president by the Grand National Assembly in 1990.

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