Republic of Bulgaria: President, 13 November 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Bulgaria

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Rosen PLEVNELIEV (since 22 January 2012)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Boyko BORISOV (since 7 November 2014)
• Assembly: Bulgaria has a unicameral Narodno Sabranie (National Assembly) composed of 240 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The president of Bulgaria is elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term.

Last Election:

• The first round of the presidential election was held on 6 November 2016. Roumen RADEV and Tsetska TSACHEVA will move on to compete in the second round of elections. 

Main candidates in the election:

• Tsetska TSACHEVA
  • Party: Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB)/Graždani za Evropejsko Razvitie na Bǎlgarija
• Roumen RADEV
  • Party: Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)/Bulgarska Sotsialisticheska Partiya[2]

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 7,186,893 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 6,858,304 (2014)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 3,677,429 (July 2015 est.)

·         Is Bulgaria a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Bulgaria ratified CEDAW: Yes (8 February 1982)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 48 (20%)

·         Human Development Index Position: 59

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Bulgaria a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 September 2007)

·         Has Bulgaria ratified CRPD: Yes (22 March 2012)

·         Population with a disability: 1,078,034 (est.)