July–August 1990 Bulgarian presidential election

July–August 1990 Bulgarian presidential election

President
24 July–1 August 1990

400 members of the Grand National Assembly
267 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Zhelyu Zhelev
Party SDS
Electoral vote 284

President before election

Nikolai Todorov (acting)
Independent

Elected President

Zhelyu Zhelev
SDS

Vice-President
1 August 1990
 
Nominee Atanas Semerdzhiev
Party BSP
Electoral vote 383

Vice President before election

None

Elected Vice President

Atanas Semerdzhiev
BSP

Indirect presidential elections were held in Bulgaria in July and August 1990. A new president and vice president were elected by members of the Grand National Assembly following the resignation of president Petar Mladenov on 20 July 1990 less than four months after he was elected in April. Voting took place over six rounds, with no candidate able to achieve a two-thirds majority until the sixth and final round when Zhelyu Zhelev was the sole candidate.