Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria

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Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
Граждани за европейско развитие на България
Leader Boyko Borisov
Chairman Tsvetan Tsvetanov
Founded December 3, 2006 (2006-12-03)
Headquarters Sofia
Ideology Conservatism[1]
Populism[2][3][4]
Nationalism[5]
Political position Centre-right[2][6][7]
International affiliation None
European affiliation European People's Party
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours Blue
Grey
National Assembly
97 / 240
European Parliament
5 / 18
Website
http://www.gerb.bg/
Politics of Bulgaria
Political parties
Elections
[8]

Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Граждани за европейско развитие на България, Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Balgariya), abbreviated GERB (Bulgarian: ГЕРБ, the word "герб", which is "ГЕРБ" spelled lowercase, meaning "coat of arms"), is a Bulgarian centre-right[2] political party established on March 13, 2006.

GERB is headed by Boyko Borisov,[8] the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, former mayor of Sofia and former member of the National Movement Simeon II. The establishment of the party followed the creation of a non-profit organization with the acronym (in Bulgarian) GERB — Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, earlier the same year. The name of the party is not stated to be an acronym, but is spelled in all caps nonetheless.

In early January 2007,[9] and early February 2007,[10] it came second in public polls on party support with around 14%, trailing the Bulgarian Socialist Party which had around 25%. Its stated priorities are fighting crime and corruption, preserving family as the cornerstone of society and achieving energy independence.

GERB won the Bulgarian parliamentary elections on July 5, 2009. According to the parallel vote counting, GERB had received 39.7% of the popular vote. After that elections, it was formed a new government, led by Borisov, with a fully-GERB members composition.

GERB won the 2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria with 24.36% of the vote. The party elected five MEPs and joined the European People's Party-European Democrats Group in the European Parliament (in the EPP section). On June 6, 2007 GERB applied formally to join as a member-party the European People's Party[11] and joined EPP on February 7, 2008.[12]

On September 4, 2011, GERB announced its candidates for President and Vice President of Bulgaria — Rosen Plevneliev and Margarita Popova, who won the elections.[13]

GERB won the Bulgarian parliamentary elections on May 12, 2013, obtaining a majority, with 30.5% of the popular vote, and 97 MEP's elected, becoming the first government party re-elected in the history of the post-communist Bulgaria. However, designated to form a new government, Borisov refused the offer and it's speculate that GERB will fall in the opposition.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2011). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved May 29, 2012. 
  2. ^ a b c Hope, Kerin; Troev, Theodor (June 10, 2009). "Populist promises to clean up Bulgaria". Financial Times. Retrieved December 19, 2011. (registration required)
  3. ^ Novaković, Igor (2010). ""European" and "Extreme" Populists in the Same Row – the New Government of the Republic of Bulgaria" (PDF). Western Balkans Security Observer (ISAC Fund) (17): 63–73. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  4. ^ Cristova, Christiana (2010). "Populism: the Bulgarian case" (PDF). Sociedade e Cultura (Goiânia) 13 (2): 221–232. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  5. ^ Chary, Frederick B. (2011), The History of Bulgaria, Greenwood, p. xxvi, 173 
  6. ^ Smilov, Daniel; Jileva, Elena (2009), "The politics of Bulgarian citizenship: National identity, democracy and other uses", Citizenship Policies in the New Europe (Amsterdam University Press): 229 
  7. ^ Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2012), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 78 
  8. ^ a b "Grazdani za Evropeisko Razvitie na Balgarija". European People's Party. Retrieved May 29, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Socialists Lead GERB in Bulgarian Politics: Angus Reid Global Monitor". Angus Reid Public Opinion. Vision Critical. Retrieved October 10, 2008. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Socialists Gain, GERB Second in Bulgaria: Angus Reid Global Monitor". Angus Reid Public Opinion. Vision Critical. Retrieved October 10, 2008. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Лидерът на ПП ГЕРБ е на двудневно посещение в Брюксел". ГЕРБ (in Bulgarian). June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2008. 
  12. ^ "Bulgaria's GERB joins European People's Party". SEtimes.com. February 8, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008. 
  13. ^ "Bulgaria's GERB puts up popular minister for president". TrustLaw (Thomson Reuters Foundation). Reuters. September 4, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012. 

External links [edit]
National Assembly
(240 seats)
European Parliament
(18 seats)
Unrepresented
Defunct
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