The first round of the 2006 presidential elections of Bulgaria reinstated the stronghold of the incumbent President, Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (above). Th ough Parvanov of Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) secured himself a landslide victory of 64.6% in the first round with his principal right wing opponent, Volen Siderov, securing a measly 20.3%, he was forced to face the run-off polls because of the poor voter turnout. Bulgarian law prescribes a minimum of 50% turnout of the registered voters, but only 42.5% showed interest in casting ballot. Encouraged by the results, Parvanov claimed, “Outcome of the first round casts no doubt on Bulgaria’s European future. Our European policy has won firm support yet again.” He was instrumental in Bulgaria joining the NATO in 2004. And though he won admiration for getting EU to accept Bulgaria’s entry into the Union from January 1, 2007, he is criticised for the government’s massive failure to tackle organised crime, corruption and high- level fraudulency.
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