Bulgarian Euro-Left

The Bulgarian Euro-Left (Bulgarian: Българска Евролевица, romanized: Bulgarska Evrolevitsa; BEL) is a pro-Western social-democratic[1][2] political party in Bulgaria. The party was established on 22 February 1997 in Sofia.[3][4] The party was formed by former members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[5][6]

Bulgarian Social-Democracy-Euro-Left
Българска Социалдемокрация-Евролевица
Founded1997
Split fromBulgarian Socialist Party
IdeologySocial democracy
Pro-Europeanism

The party contested the April 1997 parliamentary election as the Civil Union for the Republic – Bulgarian Euro-Left, winning 5.5% of the vote and 14 seats in the National Assembly.[4][7] Two deputies from the Bulgarian Business Bloc joined the BEL in February 1998.[4]

The BEL was admitted into the Socialist International as an observer affiliate in 1999.[8] The party was in favour of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union.[9]

Leadership

Election results

National Assembly
Bulgarian Parliament
Election Votes  % Seats +/– Rank Government
1997 234,058 5.50
14 / 240
 new 4th Opposition
2001 44,637 0.98
0 / 240
 Decrease 14 8th Extra-parliamentary
2005[lower-alpha 1] 47,410 1.13
0 / 240
 Steady 0 9th Extra parliamentary
2009[lower-alpha 2] 8,762 0.21
0 / 240
 Steady 0 11th Extra-parliamentary
2013 Did not participate
2014 9,304 0.29
0 / 240
 Steady 0 16th Extra parliamentary
2017[lower-alpha 3] 5,904 0.17
0 / 240
 Steady 0 15th Extra parliamentary
Apr 2021[lower-alpha 4] 3,485 0.11
0 / 240
 Steady 0 20th Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021[lower-alpha 5] 3,445 0.12
0 / 240
 Steady 0 18th Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021 13,710 0.52
0 / 240
 Steady 0 10th Extra-parliamentary
2022 5,343 0.21
0 / 240
 Steady 0 17th Extra-parliamentary
  1. Results of the alliance Rose Coalition.
  2. Results of the alliance Bulgarian Left Coalition.
  3. Results of the alliance Coalition of the Dissatisfied.
  4. Results of the alliance Together Movement for Change.
  5. Results of the alliance Together Movement for Change.

European Parliament
European Parliament
Election Votes  % Seats +/– Rank
2009 14,132 0.55
0 / 18
 Steady 0 11th
2014 Did not participate
2019 Did not participate

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    4. Charles Vance; Yongsun Paik (2006). Managing a Global Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities in International Human Resource Management. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 790–791. ISBN 978-0-7656-2016-3.
    5. Frederick B. Chary (2011). The History of Bulgaria. ABC-CLIO. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-313-38446-2. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
    6. Ian Jeffries (2002). Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-134-56151-3.
    7. Peter Barker (1998). The Party of Democratic Socialism in Germany: Modern Post-communism Or Nostalgic Populism?. Rodopi. p. 173. ISBN 90-420-0350-2.
    8. "Socialist International – Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". www.socialistinternational.org.
    9. Elena A. Iankova (2009). Business, Government, and EU Accession: Strategic Partnership and Conflict. Lexington Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7391-3057-5.
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