Agrarian People's Union Explained

Country:Bulgaria
Agrarian People's Union
Native Name:Земеделски народен съюз
Abbreviation:ZNS
Leader:Roumen Yonchev
Foundation: (BZNS-NS)
(ZNS)
Split:Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union
Headquarters:Sofia
Ideology:Agrarianism
Conservatism
Position:Centre-right
National: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)
Blue Bulgaria (2024)
Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (2024–)
Colours:Orange
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Website:zns.bg

The Agrarian People's Union (bg|Земеделски народен съюз|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.

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).

Election results

National Assembly

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–Government
Apr 2021Rumen Yonchev150,9404.65 (#6)New
Jul 2021136,8854.95 (#6) 1
Nov 202160,0552.26 (#8) 1
2022115,8724.47 (#7) 0
2023Did not contest 0
Jun 2024Rumen Yonchev33,6131.52 (#9) 0
Oct 2024182,2537.23 (#6) 1

European Parliament

ElectionList leaderVotes%Seats+/–EP Group
2009Unclear57,9312.25 (#10)New
2014Did not contest 0
2019Did not contest 0
2024Tsveta Kirilova24,9171.24 (#10) 0

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