1986 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1986 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Country:Bulgaria
Flag Year:1971
Previous Election:1981
Next Election:1990
Election Date:8 June 1986
Turnout:99.92%
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Bulgarian Communist Party
Leader1:Todor Zhivkov
Seats1:276
Last Election1:271
Party2:Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Leader2:Petar Tanchev
Seats2:99
Last Election2:99
Party3:Independents
Leader3:
Seats3:25
Last Election3:30
PM
Before Election:Grisha Filipov
Before Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front
After Election:Georgi Atanasov
After Party:Bulgarian Fatherland Front

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 8 June 1986.[1] The Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, was the only organization 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 276 were members of the Communist Party, 99 were members of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the remaining 25 were unaffiliated.[3] Voter turnout was reportedly 99.5%.[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_1986_E.PDF Bulgaria
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p382