BSP for Bulgaria

The BSP for Bulgaria (Bulgarian: БСП за България, romanized: BSP za Bŭlgariya), or the Coalition for Bulgaria[3] (Bulgarian: Коалиция за България, romanized: Koalitsiya za Bŭlgariya) until 2017, is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by the centre-left Bulgarian Socialist Party. A big tent of the democratic socialist left, it is a coalition of communist, left-wing nationalist, green, and social-democratic parties. On European Union politics, a minority of its members hold pro-European views, while the majority hold more Eurosceptic stances.

BSP for Bulgaria
БСП за България
BSP za Bŭlgariya
AbbreviationBSP
LeaderKorneliya Ninova
Founded1991 (1991) (Pre-Electoral Union)
1994 (1994) (Democratic Left)
2001 (2001) (Coalition for Bulgaria)
2014 (2014) (BSP – Left Bulgaria)
2017 (2017) (BSP for Bulgaria)
Headquarters20 Positano Street, Sofia
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Left-wing populism
Social conservatism[2]
Political positionCentre-left
Member parties (February 2023)
List
Colours  Red
National Assembly
23 / 240
European Parliament
5 / 17
Website
bsp.bg
Politics of Bulgaria
Constitution
Presidency
  • Executive
  • Legislative
Major political parties
Recent elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

Members of the coalition
2017 coalition logo
Year
Name		 Member parties
1991
Pre-Electoral Union[4]
1994–1997
Democratic Left
2001–2005
2007
European Socialists Platform
2009
2013
2014
BSP – Left Bulgaria
2017
BSP for Bulgaria[5]
April 2021
BSP for Bulgaria
July 2021
BSP for Bulgaria
  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Bulgarian Left (Bǎlgarskata levitsa)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Council of the European Scientific and Cultural Community (Sŭvet na evropeĭskata nauchna i kulturna obshtnost)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • Federation of Consumers in Bulgaria (Federatsiya na potrebitelite v Bŭlgariya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement of Non-Party Candidates (Dvizhenie na nepartiĭnite kandidati)
  • National Committee for the Protection of National Interests (Obshtonaroden komitet za zashtita na nats. interesi)
  • New Dawn (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • "Tracia" Political Club (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
November 2021
BSP for Bulgaria
  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (партия Български социалдемократи)
  • Bulgarian Left (Bǎlgarskata levitsa)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Bulgarian Spring (Bŭlgarskata prolet)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Council of the European Scientific and Cultural Community (Sŭvet na evropeĭskata nauchna i kulturna obshtnost)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • Federation of Consumers in Bulgaria (Federatsiya na potrebitelite v Bŭlgariya)
  • For Social and Civic Development (Za sotsialno i grazhdansko razvitie)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement of Non-Party Candidates (Dvizhenie na nepartiĭnite kandidati)
  • National Committee for the Protection of National Interests (Obshtonaroden komitet za zashtita na nats. interesi)
  • National Syndicate "Protection" (Natsionalen sindikat „Zashtita“)
  • New Dawn (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • "Tracia" Political Club (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
2022–2023
BSP for Bulgaria

Electoral history

National Assembly
Election Votes % Seats +/– Government
1991 1,836,050 33.14 (2nd)
106 / 240
 Opposition
1994 2,262,943 43.50 (1st)
125 / 240
 Increase 19 Majority
1997 939,308 22.44 (2nd)
58 / 240
 Decrease 73 Opposition
2001 783,372 17.15 (3rd)
48 / 240
 Decrease 10 Opposition
2005 1,129,196 30.95 (1st)
82 / 240
 Increase 34 Coalition
2009 748,114 17.70 (2nd)
40 / 240
 Decrease 42 Opposition
2013 942,541 26.61 (2nd)
84 / 240
 Increase 44 Coalition
2014 505,527 15.40 (2nd)
39 / 240
 Decrease 45 Opposition
2017 955,490 27.19 (2nd)
80 / 240
 Increase 41 Opposition
Apr 2021 480,146 15.01 (3rd)
43 / 240
 Decrease 37 Snap election
Jul 2021 365,695 13.39 (3rd)
36 / 240
 Decrease 7 Snap election
Nov 2021 266,667 10.12 (4th)
26 / 240
 Decrease 9 Coalition
2022 232,958 8.98 (5th)
25 / 240
 Decrease 1 Snap election
2023 225,914 8.94 (5th)
23 / 240
 Decrease 2 Opposition

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies.
  3. "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "1991 Parliamentary Elections". University of Essex. Archived from the original on 27 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. "Bulgarian Socialist Party signs election coalition deal with five parties including communists". The Sofia Globe. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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