Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 11 November 2001, with a second round on 18 November.^[1] The result was a victory for Georgi Parvanov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, who won 54.0% of the vote in the second round, defeating incumbent president Petar Stoyanov. Voter turnout was 41.8% in the first round and 55.1% in the second.^[2] Parvanov took office in 2002, becoming the first former communist to hold the post since 1990.

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2001 Bulgarian presidential election

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Turnout	41.63% (first round), 54.92% (second round)
Nominee Georgi Parvanov Petar Stoyanov Party BSP ODS Running mate Angel Marin Neli Kutskova Popular vote 2,043,443 1,731,676 Percentage 54.13% 45.87%
Results by province Parvanov   50-60%   60-70% Stoyanov   50-60%   60-70%
President before election Petar Stoyanov ODS Elected President Georgi Parvanov BSP

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