Bulgarian Left
Българската левица
Bǎlgarskata levitsa
AbbreviationBL
LeaderHristofor Dochev
Ivan Genov
Margarita Mileva
Founded19 February 2009 (19 February 2009)
HeadquartersSofia
Membership (2012)6,000
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
European affiliationParty of the European Left
Colors  Red
National Assembly
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European Parliament
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Website
levicata.org

The Bulgarian Left (Bulgarian: Българската левица, Bǎlgarskata levitsa, BL) is a democratic socialist political party in Bulgaria. It was created in February 2009 predominantly by members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), with its constituent congress taking place on 4 April 2009.[1] Its leaders are Hristofor Dochev, Ivan Genov, and Margarita Mileva.[2]

A full member of the Party of the European Left (PEL) since September 2010,[nb 1] it is one of the few parties in the country to hold progressive views in regards to LGBT rights in Bulgaria. Alongside the BSP, the Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria, and the Green Movement, the BL was one of the few parties to have supported the parade organizers' right to hold the pride parade, and the only party, alongside the Greens, to have send statements of support to the parade.[5]

In the 2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election, the BL won 5,924 votes (0.17%) and failed to win any seats. In the 2014 Bulgarian parliamentary election, the party participated in a coalition with the Green Party of Bulgaria; together, they won 7,010 votes (0.21%). This coalition continued during 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election, in which they won 2,876 votes (0.08%).

Notes

  1. ↑ Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010.[3] The decision was ratified by the PEL's third congress in December 2010.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Another Left Wing Party Rises on Bulgaria's Political Horizon". Novinite. Sofia News Agency. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Za partiyata" За партията [About the party]. Levicata (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Left. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". European Left. Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". European Left. Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Thousand participants marched at Sofia Pride 2014". ILGA Europe. Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2021.


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