Parliamentary elections were held in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
on 17 June 2001.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p.369 ] The result was a victory for the
National Movement – Simeon II, which won 120 of the 240 seats. Following the elections,
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the country's last
Tsar
Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East and South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the ter ...
, who was deposed by the
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP; bg, Българска Комунистическа Партия (БКП), Balgarska komunisticheska partiya (BKP)) was the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 198 ...
in 1946, became Prime Minister.
[Bulgaria: Elections held in 2001]
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Background
The elections came four years after the last parliamentary elections in
1997, marking the first occasion since the fall of communism that a full term had been completed.
[ A total of 65 parties registered for the elections, together with eleven independents.][
National Movement – Simeon II was originally prevented from registering by Sofia City Court as it failed to meet the Central Election Committee's requirements. However, after forming an alliance with the Bulgarian Women's Party and the Movement for National Revival, the party was allowed to register.][
]
Results
Aftermath
Following the elections, Simeon Sakskoburggotski became Prime Minister and formed the Sakskoburggotski Government
The eighty-fifth cabinet of Bulgaria, also known informally as the Tsar's cabinet, ruled from July 24, 2001 to August 17, 2005. Although the National Movement Simeon II won half the National Assembly seats in the 2001 parliamentary election, and th ...
.
References
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
2001 elections in Bulgaria
Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria
June 2001 events in Europe