Leadership elections within the Bulgarian Socialist Party were held on the 12th of September, 2020, and were the first direct elections in the history of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[1] They were won by incumbent chairwoman, Korneliya Ninova, in the first round.[1]
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Candidates
editThe following individuals appeared on the finalised ballot.[2]
| Name | Experience | No. of Nominations | Notes | |
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| Korneliya Ninova (51) |
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285[3] | Incumbent |
| Kiril Dobrev (48) |
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144[3] | ||
| Krasimir Yankov (45) |
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55[3] | Withdrew his candidacy prior to election day but remained on the ballot.[2] |
| Valeri Zhablyanov (55) |
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34[3] | Withdrew his candidacy prior to election day but remained on the ballot.[2] |
The following candidates were registered as candidates for the election, but withdrew and did not appear on the ballot.
- Georgi Todorov, member of the BSP National Council.[5] Withdrew from the elections on the 10th of September and called for a boycott.[6]
The following candidates submitted documents to participate in the elections, but their candidacy was not approved by the electoral commission due to not fulfilling the party experience requirement.
The persons received a substantial number of nominations from the province, community or municipal branches of the Socialist Party, but did not submit their documents in order to run:
- Kaloyan Pargov, leader of BSP-Sofia, received 63 nominations.[3]
- Dragomir Stoynev, MP and vice-chair of the BSPzB Parliamentary Group, received 40 nominations.[3]
- Kostadin Paskalev, former BSP MP and Mayor of Blagoevgrad, received 36 nominations.[3]
- Krum Zarkov, BSP MP and member of the National Council, received 34 nominations.[3]
- Yanaki Stoilov, former BSP MP until 2017, received 23 nominations.[3]
Campaign
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Results
editAccording to result data published by the BSP Electoral Commission, Ninova won in the first round of the election, gathering around 81.5% of the vote.[1] Further, the elections were deemed as completed due to turnout of registered BSP members exceeding 50%.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Korneliya Ninova | 43,222 | 81.54 |
| Kiril Dobrev | 7,910 | 14.92 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 1,117 | 2.11 |
| Valeri Zhablyanov | 760 | 1.43 |
| Total | 53,009 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 53,009 | 98.59 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 760 | 1.41 |
| Total votes | 53,769 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 80,214 | 67.03 |
| Source: NOVA, Free Europe Baricada | ||
Aftermath
editOn the 14th of September, Emil Voynov, head of the BSP Electoral Commission, announced the final results of the vote, and accredited Ninova as the elected chairwoman of the party.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Корнелия Нинова спечели втори мандат като лидер на БСП". svobodnaevropa.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Четирима кандидати в прекия избор на лидер на БСП". Dnes.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Петима кандидати ще се борят за лидер на БСП на 12 септември". BTV.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Кирил Добрев, шеф на предизборния щаб на БСП - Червеният играч". Trud.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Георги Тодоров: На БСП й трябват хора, готови да дадат, а не да получат". BSP.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Георги Тодоров: Няма да легитимирам избор, който ще задълбочи проблемите в БСП". BSP.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Официално: Корнелия Нинова разби конкурентите си в БСП с 82%". BSP.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.