Bulgarian Left - Wikipedia

Bulgarian Left
Leader	Hristofor Dochev, Margarita Mileva, Ivan Genov
Founded	4 April 2009
Headquarters	Sofia
Membership (2012)	6,000
Ideology	Democratic Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
European affiliation	Party of the European Left
European Parliament group	None
International affiliation	None
Colours	Red
National Assembly	0 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Website
http://www.levicata.org
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The Bulgarian Left (Template:Lang-bg) is a socialist political party in Bulgaria.

It was created in February 2009 predominantly by members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, with its constituent congress taking place on April 4, 2009.^[1] Its leaders are Hristofor Dochev, Margarita Mileva, Ivan Genov.^[2] The party is full member of the Party of the European Left (PEL) since September 2010.^[3]

In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party won 5,924 (0.17%) of the votes and failed to win any seats.

References

^ "Another Left Wing Party Rises on Bulgaria's Political Horizon". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Българската левица Template:Bg icon.
^ Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-10-13. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

External links

Official website

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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)
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Party of the European Left

European Parliament group: The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL

Parties

Member parties	KPÖ Spravedlivyj Mir BL/БЛ RF Levice Vasakliit SKP Vas. PCF GRS Die Linke Syriza European Left PRC Déi Lénk PCRM PCP PSR SU Levica IU PCE EUiA PdA/PST-POP/PSL SOL Left Unity
Observer parties	MD AKEL/ΑΚΕΛ KSČM SI YKP BKP KSS Sortu
Partner parties	Der Wandel Ensemble! République et socialisme Marxist Left Táncsics Democratic Left Scotland
Former members	KP PCB Enhedslisten SYN/ΣΥΝ Munkáspárt RCS PG FI B.E.

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European Parliament
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