Bulgarian Social-Democracy-Euro-Left
Българска Социалдемокрация-Евролевица
Founded1997
Split fromBulgarian Socialist Party
IdeologySocial democracy
Pro-Europeanism

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

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
Decrease 14 Extra-parliamentary
2005[lower-alpha 1] 47,410 1.13 (#9)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra parliamentary
2009[lower-alpha 2] 8,762 0.21 (#11)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2013 Did not contest
2014 9,431 0.29 (#16)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra parliamentary
2017[lower-alpha 3] 5,945 0.17 (#15)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra parliamentary
Apr 2021[lower-alpha 4] 3,485 0.11 (#20)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021[lower-alpha 5] 3,445 0.12 (#18)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021 13,710 0.52 (#10)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2022 5,343 0.21 (#17)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2023 2,633 0.10 (#17)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
  1. ↑ Run as part of the Rose Coalition (BSD, NDPS and OBT).
  2. ↑ Run as part of the Bulgarian Left Coalition.
  3. ↑ Run as part of the Coalition of the Dissatisfied (BSD and KSS).
  4. ↑ Run as part of the Together for Change coalition (BSDE, ESI and R2000).
  5. ↑ Run as part of the Together Movement for Change coalition.

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election Votes  % Seats +/– Rank
2009 14,132 0.55
0 / 18
Steady 0 11th
2014 Did not participate
2019 Did not participate

    References

    1. ↑ 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.
    2. ↑ Paul Lewis (2002). Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-134-63437-8.
    3. ↑ 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.
    4. 1 2 3 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.
    5. ↑ Frederick B. Chary (2011). The History of Bulgaria. ABC-CLIO. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-313-38446-2. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
    6. 1 2 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.
    7. ↑ Peter Barker (1998). The Party of Democratic Socialism in Germany: Modern Post-communism Or Nostalgic Populism?. Rodopi. p. 173. ISBN 90-420-0350-2.
    8. ↑ "Socialist International – Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". www.socialistinternational.org.
    9. ↑ 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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