BSP – United Left
BSP – United Left БСП – обединена левица | |
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| Abbreviation | BSP |
| Leader | Atanas Zafirov |
| Parliamentary leader | Dragomir Stoynev |
| Founded | 1991 (Pre-Electoral Union) 1994 (Democratic Left) 2001 (Coalition for Bulgaria) 2014 (BSP – Left Bulgaria) 2017 (BSP for Bulgaria) 2024 (BSP – United Left) |
| Headquarters | 20 Positano Street, Sofia |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Social conservatism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Member parties | see composition |
| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly | 19 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 17 |
| Sofia City Council | 8 / 61 |
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BSP – United Left (Bulgarian: БСП – обединена левица, romanized: BSP – Obedinena Levitsa), formerly BSP for Bulgaria (Bulgarian: БСП за България, romanized: BSP za Bŭlgariya) until 2024, is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. A big tent of the democratic socialist left, it is a coalition of social-democratic, communist and left-wing nationalist parties. On European Union politics, the majority of its members hold pro-European views, while a minority hold more Eurosceptic stances. The coalition has gone by multiple names since its foundation.
Members of the coalition
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| Year Name |
Member parties |
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| 1991 Pre-Electoral Union[3] |
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| 1994–1997 Democratic Left |
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| 2001–2005 Coalition for Bulgaria |
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| 2007 European Socialists Platform |
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| 2009 Coalition for Bulgaria |
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| 2013 Coalition for Bulgaria |
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| 2014 BSP – Left Bulgaria |
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| 2017 BSP for Bulgaria[4] |
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| April 2021 BSP for Bulgaria |
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| July 2021 BSP for Bulgaria |
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| November 2021 BSP for Bulgaria |
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| 2022–2023 BSP for Bulgaria |
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| June 2024 BSP for Bulgaria |
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| October 2024 BSP – United Left[5] |
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Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 1991 | 1,836,050 | 33.14 (2nd) | 106 / 240
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Opposition | |
| 1994 | 2,262,943 | 43.50 (1st) | 125 / 240
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 19
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Majority |
| 1997 | 939,308 | 22.44 (2nd) | 58 / 240
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 73
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Opposition |
| 2001 | 783,372 | 17.15 (3rd) | 48 / 240
|
10
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Opposition |
| 2005 | 1,129,196 | 30.95 (1st) | 82 / 240
|
34
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Coalition |
| 2009 | 748,114 | 17.70 (2nd) | 40 / 240
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42
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Opposition |
| 2013 | 942,541 | 26.61 (1st) | 84 / 240
|
44
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Coalition |
| 2014 | 505,527 | 15.40 (2nd) | 39 / 240
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45
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Opposition |
| 2017 | 955,490 | 27.19 (2nd) | 80 / 240
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41
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Opposition |
| Apr 2021 | 480,146 | 15.01 (3rd) | 43 / 240
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37
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Snap election |
| Jul 2021 | 365,695 | 13.39 (3rd) | 36 / 240
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7
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Snap election |
| Nov 2021 | 266,667 | 10.12 (4th) | 26 / 240
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9
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Coalition |
| 2022 | 232,958 | 8.98 (5th) | 25 / 240
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1
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Snap election |
| 2023 | 225,914 | 8.94 (5th) | 23 / 240
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2
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Opposition |
| Jun 2024 | 151,557 | 6.85 (5th) | 19 / 240
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4
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Snap election |
| Oct 2024 | 184,403 | 7.32 (5th) | 19 / 240
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Coalition |
References
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies.
- ^ "1991 Parliamentary Elections". University of Essex. Archived from the original on 27 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Bulgarian Socialist Party signs election coalition deal with five parties including communists". The Sofia Globe. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Dnevnik.bg (2024-09-05). "Съдебните битки в БСП не спряха коалиционното споразумение за голямо ляво обединение". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-05.