REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF OCTOBER 2006
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Sources: Bulgarian Election Commission website

Parties
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* BSP - Balgarska Sotsialisticheska Partija (Bulgarian Socialist 
   Party)

FIRST ROUND: 22 OCTOBER 2006
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Registered voters:                       6,450,920
Votes cast:                              2,856,734   44.3
Invalid votes:                              77,361   02.7
Valid votes:                             2,779,373   97.3
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Candidate                     Party      Votes       %
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Petar Beron                                 21,812   00.8
Nedelcho Beronov                           271,078   09.8
Georgy Markov                               75,478   02.7
Georgy Parvanov               BSP        1,780,119   64.0
Lyuben Petrov                               13,854   00.5
Volen Siderov                 Attack       597,175   21.5
Grigor Velev                                19,857   00.7
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Total                                    2,779,373
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Since turnout was below 50%, a runoff election between Parvanov and
Siderov was required. 

Beronov was the joint candidate of the mainstream conservative 
parties, the Union of Democratic Forces, Democrats for a Strong 
Bulgaria, the Democratic Party and the Agrarian Popular Union.

SECOND ROUND: 29 OCTOBER 2006
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Registered voters:                       6,494,634
Votes cast:                              2,757,441   42.5
Invalid votes:                              57,566   02.1
Valid votes:                             2,699,875   97.9
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Candidate                     Party      Votes       %
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Georgy Parvanov               BSP        2,050,488   75.9
Volen Siderov                 Attack       649,387   24.1
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Total                                    2,699,875
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