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Patriotic Front (Bulgaria, 2014)

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Patriotic Front
Патриотичен фронт
Leader
Founded3 August 2014 (2014-08-03)
Dissolved27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
Succeeded byUnited Patriots
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[1][2]
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists[3]
ColorsWhite, Green, Red (Bulgarian national colours)
National Assembly
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European Parliament
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Patriotic Front (Bulgarian: Патриотичен фронт) was a nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria between political parties VMRO and NFSB.[4]

History

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VMRO ran as part of an electoral alliance led by the political party Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC) during the 2014 European parliamentary election, where both allied parties won a seat in the European Parliament. The signing of the coalition agreement between VMRO and NFSB marked the end of the BWC-VMRO coalition. The coalition agreement forming Patriotic Front was signed on 3 August 2014[5] and stated its goals to be "a revival of the Bulgarian economy, a fight against monopolies, achieving modern education and healthcare and a fair and uncorrupt judiciary."[4]

The members of the alliance included PROUD,[6] National Ideal for Unity,[7] Middle European Class,[8] Association Patriot,[9] Undivided Bulgaria,[10] National Movement BG Patriot,[11][12] Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense", Revival of the Fatherland, National Association of Alternate Soldiery "For the Honor of epaulette",[13] National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland[14] and National Democratic Party.[15]

Elections

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The coalition's electoral debut took place in the 2014 parliamentary election.

Statistics

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Bulgarian National Assembly
Election # of seats won # of total votes % of popular vote rank
2014
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239,101 7.29% 5th
2017
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See also

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Further reading

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  • Clive Leviev-Sawyer (4 August 2014). "Just when you thought it could not get weirder: meet Bulgaria's Patriotic Front". Independent Balkan News Agency.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bulgariens Patrioten sind bereit". Der Standard. 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ Victor Kotsev (4 November 2014). "Borisov Set to Return as Bulgaria's PM". Balkan Insight.
  3. ^ "Бареков и Джамбазки отиват при консерваторите в ЕП". bnews.bg. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Two Bulgarian Nationalist Parties Team Up for Early Elections". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ НФСБ и ВМРО подписаха коалиция „Патриотичен фронт”
  6. ^ Слави Бинев закри ГОРД Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Партиите "НФСБ" и "НИЕ" си стиснаха ръцете
  8. ^ "Средна европейска класа" обяви "безкористна подкрепа" за програмата на НФСБ
  9. ^ Обединението около НФСБ включи и сдружение "Патриот" на бивши депутати от "Атака"
  10. ^ НФСБ и „Целокупна България” се обединиха
  11. ^ НД „БГ патриот“ подкрепя ВМРО
  12. ^ Патриотичният фронт получи подкрепата на „БГ Патриот“
  13. ^ Патриотични организации подкрепят ВМРО
  14. ^ ПП НДСО се присъедини към Патриотичния фронт
  15. ^ "НДП се присъедини към Патриотичния фронт". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-20.