1991 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

Country:Bulgaria
Previous Election:1990
Next Election:1994
Next Year:1994
Election Date:13 October 1991
Seats For Election:All 240 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:121
Turnout:83.87%
First Election:yes
Party1:Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)
Percentage1:34.36
Seats1:110
Party2:Bulgarian Socialist Party
Percentage2:33.14
Seats2:106
Party3:Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Percentage3:7.55
Seats3:24
Prime Minister
Before Election:Dimitar Popov
Before Party:Independent (politician)
After Election:Philip Dimitrov
After Party:Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 13 October 1991.[1] They were the first elections held under the country's first post-communist constitution, which had been promulgated three months earlier.

The result was a victory for the Union of Democratic Forces (SDS), which won 110 of the 240 seats. The Bulgarian Socialist Party, the successor to the Communist Party, finished a close second with 106 seats. Voter turnout was 83.9%.[2] Following the election, SDS leader Philip Dimitrov became Prime Minister, heading a coalition of the SDS and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p382