1992_Bulgarian_presidential_election
1992 Bulgarian presidential election
Presidential election in 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.