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. They were won by incumbent chairwoman, Korneliya Ninova, in the first round.
Candidates.
The following individuals appeared on the finalised ballot.
The following candidates were registered as candidates for the election, but withdrew and did not appear on the ballot.
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:
Results.
According 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. Further, the elections were deemed as completed due to turnout of registered BSP members exceeding 50%.
Aftermath.
On 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.
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