BSP – United Left explained

BSP – United Left
Native Name:БСП – обединена левица
Native Name Lang:bg
Abbreviation:BSP
Leader:Atanas Zafirov
Leader1 Title:Parliamentary leader
Leader1 Name:[1]
Founded: (Pre-Electoral Union)
(Democratic Left)
(Coalition for Bulgaria)
(BSP – Left Bulgaria)
(BSP for Bulgaria)
(BSP – United Left)
Headquarters:20 Positano Street, Sofia
Position:Centre-left to left-wing
Colours: Red
Affiliation1 Title:Member parties
Affiliation1:see composition
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Seats3 Title:Sofia City Council
Country:Bulgaria

BSP – United Left (bg|БСП – обединена левица|BSP – Obedinena Levitsa), formerly BSP for Bulgaria (bg|БСП за България|BSP za Bŭlgariya) until 2024, is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by the 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, the majority of its members hold pro-European views, while a minority hold more Eurosceptic stances. The coalition has gone by multiple names since its foundation.

Members of the coalition

Year
Name		Member parties
1991
Pre-Electoral Union[2]
1994–1997
Democratic Left
  • Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • "Ecoglasnost" Political Club (Politicheski klub "Ekoglasnost")
2001–2005
  • Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya).
  • Civil Union "Roma" (Grazhdansko obedinenie "Roma")
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Green Party of Bulgaria (Zelena partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)
  • Political Movement "Social Democrats" (Politichesko dvizhenie "Sotsialdemokrati")
2007
European Socialists Platform
2009
2013
2014
BSP – Left Bulgaria
2017
BSP for Bulgaria[3]
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)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • (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“)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
2022–2023
BSP for Bulgaria
June 2024
BSP for Bulgaria
October 2024
BSP – United Left[4]

Election results

National Assembly

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Government
19911,836,05033.14 (2nd)
19942,262,94343.50 (1st) 19
1997939,30822.44 (2nd) 73
2001783,37217.15 (3rd) 10
20051,129,19630.95 (1st) 34
2009748,11417.70 (2nd) 42
2013942,54126.61 (1st) 44
2014505,52715.40 (2nd) 45
2017955,49027.19 (2nd) 41
Apr 2021480,14615.01 (3rd) 37
Jul 2021365,69513.39 (3rd) 7
Nov 2021266,667 10.12 (4th) 9
2022232,9588.98 (5th) 1
2023225,9148.94 (5th) 2
Jun 2024151,5576.85 (5th) 4
Oct 2024184,4037.32 (5th) 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://parliament.bg/bg/parliamentarygroups/3361 ПАРЛАМЕНТАРНА ГРУПА "БСП ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ"
  2. Web site: 1991 Parliamentary Elections. https://web.archive.org/web/20070727132759/http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=BULGARIA&election=bg91. 27 July 2007. University of Essex. 20 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Bulgarian Socialist Party signs election coalition deal with five parties including communists. The Sofia Globe. 7 February 2017. 8 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Dnevnik.bg . 2024-09-05 . Съдебните битки в БСП не спряха коалиционното споразумение за голямо ляво обединение . 2024-09-05 . www.dnevnik.bg . bg.

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