2001 Bulgarian presidential election

2001 Bulgarian presidential election

11 November 2001 (first round)
18 November 2001 (second round)
Turnout41.63% (first round) 21.51pp
54.92% (second round) 6.53pp
 
Nominee Georgi Parvanov Petar Stoyanov
Party BSP ODS
Running mate Angel Marin Neli Kutskova
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. 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. Parvanov took office in 2002, becoming the first former communist to hold the post since 1990.