Agrarian People's Union
The Agrarian People's Union (Bulgarian: Земеделски народен съюз, romanized: Zemedelski naroden sajuz; ZNS), until 2006 known as the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union – People's Union (Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sajuz – Naroden Sajuz, BZNS-NS), is a conservative agrarian party in Bulgaria.
Agrarian People's Union Земеделски народен съюз | |
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| Abbreviation | ZNS |
| Leader | Roumen Yonchev |
| Founded | 1996 (BZNS-NS) 18 May 2006 (ZNS) |
| Split from | Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union |
| Headquarters | Sofia |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | United Democratic Forces (1997–2001) Bulgarian People's Union (2005–2006) Bulgaria Without Censorship (2014) Stand Up.BG! We are coming! (2021) Bulgarian Rise (2022–) |
| Colours | Orange |
| National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 17 |
| Website | |
| zns.bg | |
It was founded in 1996 by a faction of the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union led by Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser. It contested the parliamentary election in 1997 and 2001 within the center-right United Democratic Forces. In 2005 it was part of the Bulgarian People's Union, that won at the legislative elections, 25 June 2005, 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats.
A considerable group around the former party leader Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser left the ZNS in 2008 and founded the United Agrarians.
The party is a former observer of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI).
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