1976 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1976 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Country:Bulgaria
Flag Year:1971
Previous Election:1971
Next Election:1981
Election Date:30 May 1976
Turnout:99.93%
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Bulgarian Communist Party
Leader1:Todor Zhivkov
Seats1:272
Last Election1:268
Party2:Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Leader2:Petar Tanchev
Seats2:100
Last Election2:100
Party3:Independents
Leader3:
Seats3:28
Last Election3:32
PM
Before Election:Stanko Todorov
Before Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front
After Election:Stanko Todorov
After Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 30 May 1976.[1] The Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, was the only organisation to contest the election; all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front.[2] The Front nominated one candidate for each constituency. Of the 400 candidates 272 were members of the Communist Party, 100 were members of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the remaining 28 were unaffiliated.[3] Voter turnout was reportedly 99.9%.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://countrystudies.us/bulgaria/47.htm Bulgaria: a country study
  3. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/BULGARIA_1976_E.PDF Bulgaria
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p382