1957 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1957 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Country:Bulgaria
Flag Year:1946
Previous Election:1953
Next Election:1962
Election Date:22 December 1957
Turnout:99.77%
Ongoing:no
Party1:Bulgarian Fatherland Front
Leader1:Todor Zhivkov
Percentage1:99.96
Seats1:247
Last Election1:249
PM
Before Election:Anton Yugov
Before Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front
After Election:Anton Yugov
After Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 22 December 1957.[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, voters only had the option of voting for or against the Front list. Only 2,076 of the 5,206,103 valid votes were cast against. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.8%.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://countrystudies.us/bulgaria/47.htm Bulgaria: a country study
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p381