Election Name: | 1992 Bulgarian presidential election |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Bulgarian presidential election, July–August 1990 |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1996 Bulgarian presidential election |
Next Year: | 1996 |
Election Date: | 12 January 1992 (first round) |
Turnout: | 75.39% (first round), 75.90% (second round) |
Image1: | Zhelev-1990.jpg |
Nominee1: | Zhelyu Zhelev |
Party1: | Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) |
Running Mate1: | Blaga Dimitrova |
Popular Vote1: | 2,738,420 |
Percentage1: | 52.85% |
Nominee2: | Velko Valkanov |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Colour2: | D40000 |
Popular Vote2: | 2,443,434 |
Percentage2: | 47.15% |
President | |
Before Election: | Zhelyu Zhelev |
Before Party: | Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) |
After Election: | Zhelyu Zhelev |
After Party: | Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) |
Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Zhelyu Zhelev of the Union of Democratic Forces, who won 52.8% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 75.4% in the first round and 75.9% in the second.[2] Zhelev had originally been elected as president by the Grand National Assembly in 1990.