Communist Party of Bulgaria

Political party in Bulgaria

Not to be confused with the Bulgarian Communist Party.

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Communist Party of Bulgaria

Комунистическа Партия на България

Abbreviation| CPB
Leader| Aleksandar Paunov
Founded| 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Split from| Bulgarian Socialist Party
Headquarters| 10th Building, Tsar Kaloyan St., Sofia
Newspaper| Rabotničeski vestnik
('Workers' Newspaper')
Membership (2017)| 20,000
Ideology| Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Political position| Far-left
National affiliation| BSP for Bulgaria (until 2021)
Neutral Bulgaria (2023-2024)
BSP – United Left (2024)
International affiliation| IMCWP
Colours|   Red
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Website
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The Communist Party of Bulgaria (CPB)[a] is a communist party in Bulgaria, currently led by Aleksandar Paunov.

The party was founded in 1996 as the Communist Party.[1]

Since 2001, it is part of the Coalition for Bulgaria, an alliance led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. The party publishes the newspaper Rabotnicheski Vestnik.[1] In the 2014 parliamentary election, the Coalition for Bulgaria received 15.4% of the popular vote and 39 out of 240 seats. The party remains represented in Parliament within the coalition after the 2017 election.[2]

The party came under fire during the 2020 protests, when it was alleged that first secretary, Aleksandar Paunov, had had a phone call with convicted businessman Vasil Bozhkov.[3] Alexander Paunov went on to admit that the conversation took place, however denied any wrongdoing.[4] This led to Alexander Paunov being asked to leave the BSP for Bulgaria parliamentary group, of which he was a part, becoming an independent MP.

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1. ^ Bulgarian: Комунистическа Партия на България, (КПБ), romanized: Komunističeska Partija na Bǎlgarija (KPB)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Leftist Parties of Bulgaria". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
2. ^ "Parliament.bg". Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
3. ^ "Прокуратурата публикува разговори между Васил Божков, Александър Паунов и Огнян Стефанов". bntnews.bg. bnt.
4. ^ "Александър Паунов потвърди за разговора си с Божков, напуска групата на БСП". dariknews.bg. dariknews.

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Political parties in Bulgaria

National Assembly
(240 seats)|

* GERB—SDS
* 66; GERB
* SDS
* PP–DB
* 36; PP
* DaB!
* DSB
* Revival (33)
* DPS – A New Beginning
* 29; DPS
* BSP – United Left
* 19; BSP
* IS.BG
* Alliance for Rights and Freedoms
* 19; SBOR
* ZNS
* There is Such a People (17)
* Morality, Unity, Honour (11)
* Velichie (10)

European Parliament
(17 seats)|

* GERB—SDS
* 5; GERB
* SDS
* Movement for Rights and Freedoms (3)
* PP–DB
* 3; PP
* DSB
* Revival (3)
* BSP for Bulgaria
* 2; BSP
* There Is Such a People (1)

Unrepresented|

* Agrarian People's Union
* Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski"
* Alternative for Bulgarian Revival
* Attack
* Bulgaria for Citizens Movement
* Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
* Bulgarian Communist Party (modern)
* Bulgarian Left
* Bulgarian National Unification
* Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy
* Bulgarian New Democracy
* Bulgarian Progressive Line
* Bulgarian Rise
* Bulgarian Social Democracy – EuroLeft
* Bulgarian Summer
* Civil Union "Roma"
* Communist Party of Bulgaria
* Conservative Bulgaria
* Conservative Union of the Right
* Ecoglasnost
* Euroroma
* Green Movement
* Green Party of Bulgaria
* Lider
* Movement 21
* Movement for an Equal Public Model
* National Democratic Party
* National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland
* National Movement for Stability and Progress
* Party of the Bulgarian Communists
* People's Voice
* Political Movement "Social Democrats"
* Radical Democratic Party
* Reload Bulgaria
* Republicans for Bulgaria
* Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland
* The Left!
* The Other Bulgaria
* Union of Communists in Bulgaria
* Union of Free Democrats
* Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense"
* VMRO – Bulgarian National Movement

Defunct|

* Alternative Social-Liberal Party
* Bulgarian Business Bloc
* Bulgarian Communist Party
* Bulgarian Communist Party – Marxists
* Bulgarian Euro-Left
* National Socialist Bulgarian Workers Party
* Bulgarian People's Union
* Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists)
* Bulgarian United Communist Party
* Communist Workers' Party of Bulgaria
* Conservative Party
* Constitutional Bloc
* Democratic Alliance
* George Ganchev's Bloc
* Liberal Party
* Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
* Movement for Social Humanism
* National Ideal for Unity
* National Liberal Party
* National Social Movement
* Nationalist Party of Bulgaria
* Order, Law and Justice
* Patriotic Front
* Patriotic Party of Labour
* People for Real, Open and United Democracy
* People's Alliance
* People's Liberal Party
* People's Party
* Progressive Liberal Party
* Reformist Bloc
* Social Democratic Union 'Proletarian'
* United Labour Social Democratic Party
* United Patriots
* United People's Progressive Party
* Young Liberals Party
* Zveno

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