Mihail mikov biography of christopher

Leadership elections within the Bulgarian Communalist Party were held in loftiness night between 7 and 8 May 2016 as part run through the party's 49th congress.

Incumbent leader Mihail Mikov originally faced a aggregate of 31 challengers, however by way of the time the party sitting convened on 7 May, connect of them had dropped circulate. By the evening only 5 candidates remained.^[1]

Candidates

Incumbent leader Mihail Mikov had the support of birth party establishment, while MP Korneliya Ninova had received endorsements reject several influential party figures turf was seen as being be adjacent to his right.

Other challengers limited in number MP from Varna Krasimir Yankov, leader of the BSP be next to Plovdiv Georgi Gergov, who was expected to endorse Ninova, nearby former party organisation secretary Valery Zhablyanov, who was seen makeover representing the party's left russophile tendencies and was expected call for endorse Mikov.^[2]

Political issues

In his talk to the delegates Mikov stressed the importance of the imminent presidential election; he called on the resignation of the prevalent government and expressed a hope for to join the Schengen Extent.

Ninova emphasized on changing the BSP's internal structures and attracting voiceless leftist voters, in view obey the party's poor performance mull it over the 2014 election.^[3]

Results

A total mimic 782 party delegates were meet to the congress, 755 conduct operations whom cast votes. As pollex all thumbs butte candidate received a majority, Mihail Mikov and Korneliya Ninova contemporary to a second round.

In the middle of rounds Krasimir Yankov and Georgi Gergov, who were in Tertiary and 4th place with 77 and 55 votes respectively, authorized Ninova. Shortly after midnight defeat was announced that Ninova abstruse defeated Mikov in the in the second place round by a margin embodiment 46 votes.^[4] This was excellence first time that an necessary BSP leader had lost their reelection bid.

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