2001 Bulgarian presidential election

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.

2001 Bulgarian presidential election
11 November 2001 (first round)
18 November 2001 (second round)
Turnout41.63% (first round), 54.92% (second round)
 
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
President before election

Petar Stoyanov
ODS

 Elected President

Georgi Parvanov
BSP

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