List of political parties in Bulgaria

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This article lists political parties in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no single party usually manages to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

## Parliamentary parties

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Name  | Abbr.  | Leader(s)  | Ideology  | National Assembly | EP
(Bulgarian seats) | Political position  | European

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| GERB—SDS
ГЕРБ–СДС

List

* Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
Граждани за европейско развитие на Бъʌгария
* Union of Democratic Forces
Съюз на демократичните сили

| GERB–SDS
ГЕРБ-СДС | Boyko Borisov | Conservatism
Populism
Pro-Europeanism |

66 / 240

5 / 17

| Centre-right | EPP
| We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria
Продължаваме Промяната – Демократична България

List

* We Continue the Change
Продължаваме промяната
* Yes, Bulgaria!
Да, България!
* Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria
Демократи за силна България

| PP–DB
ПП–ДБ | Kiril Petkov
Asen Vasilev
Hristo Ivanov
Atanas Atanasov | Liberalism
Anti-corruption
Atlanticism
Pro-Europeanism |

36 / 240

3 / 17

| Centre to
centre-right | EPP
| Revival
Възраждане | V
В | Kostadin Kostadinov | Ultranationalism
Right-wing populism
Russophilia
Hard Euroscepticism |

33 / 240

3 / 17

| Far-right | ESN
| DPS – A New Beginning
ДПС – Ново начало

List

* Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Движение за права и свободи
* Bulgarian Voice
Български гласъ
* New Leaders
Новите лидери

| DPS
ДПС | Delyan Peevski | Liberalism
Turkish minority interests
Pro-Europeanism |

29 / 240

2 / 17

| Centre |
| BSP – United Left
БСП – обединена левица

List

* Bulgarian Socialist Party
Българска социалистическа партия
* Ecoglasnost
Екогласност
* Political Club "Trakiya"
Политически клуб „Тракия“
* Stand Up.BG
Изправи се.БГ
* Alternative for Bulgarian Revival
Алтернатива за българско възраждане
* Movement 21
Движение 21
* Political Movement "Social Democrats"
Политическо движение „Социалдемократи“
* Bulgarian Social Democracy – EuroLeft
Българска социалдемокрация – Евролевица
* Communist Party of Bulgaria
Комунистическа Партия на България
* Bulgarian Spring
Българската пролет
* Movement for Social Humanism
Движение за социален хуманизъм
* European Security and Integration
Европейска сигурност и интеграция
* Union for the Fatherland
Съюз за отечеството

| BSP–OL
БСП–OЛ | Atanas Zafirov | Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Social conservatism |

19 / 240

2 / 17

| Centre-left | PES
| Alliance for Rights and Freedoms
Алианс за права и свободи

List

* Just Bulgaria – United Patriots
Справедлива България – обединени родолюбци
* Agrarian People's Union
Земеделски народен съюз

| APS
AПС | Dzhevdet Chakarov | Liberalism
Turkish minority interests |

19 / 240

1 / 17

| Centre | ALDE
| There is Such a People
Има такъв народ | ITN
ИТН | Slavi Trifonov | Populism
Social conservatism |

17 / 240

1 / 17

| Right-wing | ECR
| Morality, Unity, Honour
Морал, Единство, Чест | MECh
МЕЧ | Radostin Vasilev | Populism
Social conservatism |

11 / 240

0 / 17

| Right-wing |
| Velichie
Величие | V
В | Ivelin Mihaylov  | Bulgarian nationalism
Populism |

10 / 240

0 / 17

| Far-right |

### Parties/coalitions outside the parliament but participating in the election

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* Attack (Атака)
* Blue Bulgaria (Синя България)
* Conservative Union of the Right (Консервативен съюз на десницата)
* Bulgarian Democratic Forum (Български демократически форум)
* Democratic Action Movement (Движение демократично действие)
* Conservative Bulgaria (Консервативна България)
* Radical Democratic Party (Радикалдемократическа партия)
* Bulgarian New Democracy (Българска Нова Демокрация)
* United Agrarians (Обединени земеделци)
* Brigade (Бригада)
* Bulgaria of Labor and Reason [bg] (България на труда и разума)
* Bulgarian National Unification (Българско национално обединение)
* Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy (Български национален съюз - Нова демокрация)
* Bulgarian Rise (Български възход)
* Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy [bg] (Български съюз за пряка демокрация)
* Competence, Responsibility and Truth [bg] (компетентност, отговорност и истина)
* Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance (Демократи за отговорност, свобода и толерантност)
* Direct Democracy (Пряка демокрация)
* Free Voters (Свободни избиратели)
* Green Union (Зелен съюз)
* Republicans for Bulgaria (Републиканци за България)
* Union of Free Democrats (Съюз на свободните демократи)
* My Country Bulgaria (Моя страна България)
* Bulgarian Left (Българска левица)
* United Social Democracy [bg] (Обединена социалдемокрация)
* Party of the Greens (Партия на зелените)
* People's Party "Truth and Only the Truth" [bg] (Народна партия "Истината и само истината")
* People's Voice (Глас народен)
* Pravoto (Правото)
* Russophiles for Bulgaria (Русофили за България)
* Party of the Bulgarian Communists (Партия на Българските комунисти,)
* Bulgarian Communist Party (Българска комунистическа партия)
* Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland (Русофили за възраждане на Отечеството)
* Socialist Party "Bulgarian Way" (Социалистическа партия "Български път")

### Other parties/coalitions

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* Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Земеделски съюз „Александър Стамболийски“)
* Bulgaria for Citizens (Движение „България на гражданите“)
* Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (Български земеделски народен съюз)
* Bulgarian Democratic Center (Български Демократичен Център)
* Bulgarian Democratic Party for European and World States (Българска демократическа партия за европейски и световни държави)
* Bulgarian Democratic Union-Radicals (Български демократичен съюз „Радикали)
* Bulgarian Neoconservative Party (Българска неоконсервативна партия )
* Bulgarian Progressive Line (Българска прогресивна линия)
* Bulgarian Social Democratic Party (Българска социалдемократическа партия)
* Bulgarian Summer (Българско лято)
* Bulgarian Workers and Peasants Party (Българска работническо-селска партия)
* Bulgarian Workers' Party/Communists/ (Българска работническа партия /комунисти/)
* Bulgarian Workers-Peasant Party (Българска работническо-селска партия)
* Bulgarian Workers Socialist Party (Българска работническа социалистическа партия)
* Che Guevara Movement (Че Гевара (организация))
* Democratic Party (Демократическа партия)
* Entire Bulgaria (Цяла България)
* For a Great Bulgaria (За Велика България)
* George's Day Movement (Движение Гергьовден)
* Green Movement (Зелено движение)
* Green Party of Bulgaria (Зелена партия на България)
* Left Alternative (Лявата алтернатива)
* Morality, Initiative and Patriotism [bg] (Морал, Инициативност, Родолюбие)
* Movement for an Equal Public Model (Движение за равноправен обществен модел)
* Nation (Нация)
* National Democratic Party (Българското национално-демократическа партия)
* National Movement for Stability and Progress (Национално движение за стабилност и възход)
* National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland (Национално движение за спасение на Отечеството)
* New Time (Ново време )
* New Zora (Нова Зора)
* Normal State [bg] (Нормална държава)
* Party of Bulgarian Women (Партия на българските жени)
* Patriotism 2000 (Родолюбие 2000)
* Resistance Movement "23rd September" Bulgaria (Съпротивително движение "23 септември" България)
* Society for a New Bulgaria (Общество за нова България)
* The Poisonous Trio (Отровното трио)
* Union of Communists in Bulgaria (Съюз на Комунистите в България)
* Union of Patriotic Forces and Militaries of the Reserve Defense (Съюз на патриотичните сили и военните от резерва "Защита")
* United Block of Labour (Обединен блок на труда)
* United People's Party (Единна народна партия)
* VMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (ВМРО – Българско Национално Движение)
* Volt Bulgaria (Волт България)
* Volya Movement (Движение Воля)
* We Are Coming (Ние идваме)

### Defunct parties

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* Bulgarian Communist Party (Българска комунистическа партия)
* Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union "Nikola Petkov" (Български земеделски народен съюз „Никола Петков“)
* Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union - United (Български земеделски народен съюз - Обединено)
* Bulgarian Business Bloc (Български бизнес блок)
* Bulgarian Democratic-Constitutional Party (Българска демократ-конституционна партия)
* Bulgarian Euroright (Българска евродесница)
* Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) (Българска работническа социалдемократическа партия (широки социалисти))
* Bulgarian Patriots (Български патриоти)
* Fatherland Front (Отечествен фронт)
* Nationalist Party of Bulgaria (Националистическа партия на България)
* United Democratic Forces (Обединени Демократични Сили)
* United Patriots (Обединени Патриоти)

## See also

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* Lists of political parties
* Liberalism and radicalism in Bulgaria

## References

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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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