1992 Bulgarian presidential election

Bulgarian presidential election, 1992

12 January 1992 (first round) 19 January 1992 (second round)
Turnout	75.4% (first round) 75.9% (second round)
Nominee Zhelyu Zhelev Velko Valkanov Party SDS Independent Running mate Blaga Dimitrova Rumen Vodenicharov Popular vote 2,738,436 2,443,435 Percentage 52.8% 47.2%
President before election Zhelyu Zhelev SDS Elected President Zhelyu Zhelev SDS

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January. The result was a victory for 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.

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Zhelyu Zhelev	Union of Democratic Forces	2,261,913	44.4	2,738,436	52.8
Velko Valkanov	Independent	1,546,843	30.4	2,443,435	47.2
George Ganchev	Bulgarian Business Bloc	853,044	16.8
Blagovest Sendov	Independent	113,897	2.2
Slavomir Tsankov	Union of Democratic Parties and Movements Era 3	50,247	0.9
Dimitar Popov	Bulgarian National Democratic Party	32,606	0.6
Aнтон Дончев	Movement "Voice for Non-Party President"	31,798	0.6
Other candidates		200,831	4.1
Invalid/blank votes		48,712	–	24,382	–
Total		5,139,891	100	5,206,253	100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver