1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Country:Bulgaria
Flag Year:1946
Previous Election:1949
Next Election:1957
Election Date:20 December 1953
Turnout:99.48%
Ongoing:no
Party1:Bulgarian Fatherland Front
Leader1:Valko Chervenkov
Percentage1:99.82
Seats1:249
Last Election1:241
PM
Before Election:Valko Chervenkov
Before Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front
After Election:Valko Chervenkov
After Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 20 December 1953.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party. As the Fatherland Front was the only organisation to contest the election and all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front (per an electoral law adopted in 1953), voters only had the option of voting for or against the Front list. Only 0.2% of vote were cast against the Front. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.5%.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://countrystudies.us/bulgaria/47.htm Bulgaria: a country study
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p370