Bulgarian Euro-Left
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The Bulgarian Euro-Left (Bulgarian: Българска Евролевица, romanized: Bulgarska Evrolevitsa; BEL) is a pro-Western social-democratic[1][2] political party in Bulgaria. The party was established on 22 February 1997 in Sofia.[3][4] The party was formed by former members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[5][6]
The party contested the April 1997 parliamentary election as the Civil Union for the Republic – Bulgarian Euro-Left, winning 5.5% of the vote and 14 seats in the National Assembly.[4][7] Two deputies from the Bulgarian Business Bloc joined the BEL in February 1998.[4]
The BEL was admitted into the Socialist International as an observer affiliate in 1999.[8] The party was in favour of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union.[9]
Leadership
- Chairman: Aleksandar Tomov[6]
Electoral history
National Assembly
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | 234,058 | 5.50 (#4) | 14 / 240 | New | Opposition |
2001 | 44,637 | 0.98 (#8) | 0 / 240 | 14 | Extra-parliamentary |
2005[a] | 47,410 | 1.13 (#9) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra parliamentary |
2009[b] | 8,762 | 0.21 (#11) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2013 | Did not contest | ||||
2014 | 9,431 | 0.29 (#16) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra parliamentary |
2017[c] | 5,945 | 0.17 (#15) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra parliamentary |
Apr 2021[d] | 3,485 | 0.11 (#20) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
Jul 2021[e] | 3,445 | 0.12 (#18) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
Nov 2021 | 13,710 | 0.52 (#10) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2022 | 5,343 | 0.21 (#17) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2023 | 2,633 | 0.10 (#17) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
- ^ Run as part of the Rose Coalition (BSD, NDPS and OBT).
- ^ Run as part of the Bulgarian Left Coalition.
- ^ Run as part of the Coalition of the Dissatisfied (BSD and KSS).
- ^ Run as part of the Together for Change coalition (BSDE, ESI and R2000).
- ^ Run as part of the Together Movement for Change coalition.
European Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 14,132 | 0.55 | 0 / 18 | 0 | 11th | |
2014 | Did not participate | |||||
2019 | Did not participate |
References
- ^ Richard E. Matland; Kathleen A. Montgomery (2003). Women ́s Access to Political Power in Post-communist Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-19-924686-1. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Paul Lewis (2002). Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-134-63437-8.
- ^ Janusz Bugajski (2002). Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era. M.E. Sharpe. p. 790. ISBN 978-1-56324-676-0. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Charles Vance; Yongsun Paik (2006). Managing a Global Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities in International Human Resource Management. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 790–791. ISBN 978-0-7656-2016-3.
- ^ Frederick B. Chary (2011). The History of Bulgaria. ABC-CLIO. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-313-38446-2. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ a b Ian Jeffries (2002). Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-134-56151-3.
- ^ Peter Barker (1998). The Party of Democratic Socialism in Germany: Modern Post-communism Or Nostalgic Populism?. Rodopi. p. 173. ISBN 90-420-0350-2.
- ^ "Socialist International – Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". www.socialistinternational.org.
- ^ Elena A. Iankova (2009). Business, Government, and EU Accession: Strategic Partnership and Conflict. Lexington Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7391-3057-5.
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