Bulgarian People's Union
The Bulgarian People's Union (Bulgarian: Български народен съюз) was a centre-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria. It contested only one legislative election: that on 25 June 2005. It won 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats. The Union was composed by the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union-People's Union (Bulgarian: Български Земеделски Народен Съюз-Народен Съюз), the IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (Bulgarian: Ватрешна Македонска Револуционна Организация-Българско Национално Движение) and the Union of Free Democrats (Съюз на свободните демократи).
Bulgarian People's Union Български народен съюз | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Dissolved | 2006 |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1] Agrarianism[1] Bulgarian nationalism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-right[3] to right-wing[4] |
| Member parties | BZNS-NS IMRO-BNM SSD |
In 2006 several corruption scandals were connected to the leader of BPU – the former mayor of capital city of Sofia – Stefan Sofiyanski. Political surveys in 2006 showed seriously decreasing support for the BPU.
The alliance disbanded later that year.
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2009). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Former Nationalist Trial Soap Opera Back in Court in Bulgaria". Novinite. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "The state of the right: Bulgaria". Foundation for Political Innovation. December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- "Bulgaria's Political Realignment: The NATO and EU Stakes". Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
