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BSP – United Left

BSP – United Left (Bulgarian: БСП – обединена левица, romanized: BSP – Obedinena Levitsa), formerly BSP for Bulgaria (Bulgarian: БСП за България, romanized: BSP za Bŭlgariya) until 2024, is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. A big tent of the democratic socialist left, it is a coalition of communist, left-wing nationalist, green, and social-democratic parties. On European Union politics, the majority of its members hold pro-European views, while a minority hold more Eurosceptic stances. The coalition has gone by multiple names since its foundation.

BSP – United Left
БСП – обединена левица
AbbreviationBSP
LeaderAtanas Zafirov
Parliamentary leaderBorislav Gutsanov [bg][1]
Founded1991 (1991) (Pre-Electoral Union)
1994 (1994) (Democratic Left)
2001 (2001) (Coalition for Bulgaria)
2014 (2014) (BSP – Left Bulgaria)
2017 (2017) (BSP for Bulgaria)
2024 (2024) (BSP – United Left)
Headquarters20 Positano Street, Sofia
IdeologySocial democracy[2]
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Social conservatism[3]
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Member partiessee composition
Colours  Red
National Assembly
20 / 240
European Parliament
2 / 17
Sofia City Council
9 / 61
Website
bsp.bg

Members of the coalition

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2017 coalition logo
Year
Name 		Member parties
1991
Pre-Electoral Union[4]
1994–1997
Democratic Left
2001–2005
2007
European Socialists Platform
2009
2013
2014
BSP – Left Bulgaria
2017
BSP for Bulgaria[5]
April 2021
BSP for Bulgaria
July 2021
BSP for Bulgaria
  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Bulgarian Left (Bǎlgarskata levitsa)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Council of the European Scientific and Cultural Community (Sŭvet na evropeĭskata nauchna i kulturna obshtnost)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • Federation of Consumers in Bulgaria (Federatsiya na potrebitelite v Bŭlgariya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement of Non-Party Candidates (Dvizhenie na nepartiĭnite kandidati)
  • National Committee for the Protection of National Interests (Obshtonaroden komitet za zashtita na nats. interesi)
  • New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
November 2021
BSP for Bulgaria
  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (партия Български социалдемократи)
  • Bulgarian Left (Bǎlgarskata levitsa)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Bulgarian Spring (Bŭlgarskata prolet)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Council of the European Scientific and Cultural Community (Sŭvet na evropeĭskata nauchna i kulturna obshtnost)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • Federation of Consumers in Bulgaria (Federatsiya na potrebitelite v Bŭlgariya)
  • For Social and Civic Development (Za sotsialno i grazhdansko razvitie)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement of Non-Party Candidates (Dvizhenie na nepartiĭnite kandidati)
  • National Committee for the Protection of National Interests (Obshtonaroden komitet za zashtita na nats. interesi)
  • National Syndicate "Protection" (Natsionalen sindikat „Zashtita“)
  • New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
2022–2023
BSP for Bulgaria
June 2024
BSP for Bulgaria
October 2024
BSP – United Left[6]

Election results

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National Assembly

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Election Votes % Seats +/– Government
1991 1,836,050 33.14 (2nd)
106 / 240
 Opposition
1994 2,262,943 43.50 (1st)
125 / 240
   19 Majority
1997 939,308 22.44 (2nd)
58 / 240
   73 Opposition
2001 783,372 17.15 (3rd)
48 / 240
   10 Opposition
2005 1,129,196 30.95 (1st)
82 / 240
   34 Coalition
2009 748,114 17.70 (2nd)
40 / 240
   42 Opposition
2013 942,541 26.61 (1st)
84 / 240
   44 Coalition
2014 505,527 15.40 (2nd)
39 / 240
   45 Opposition
2017 955,490 27.19 (2nd)
80 / 240
   41 Opposition
Apr 2021 480,146 15.01 (3rd)
43 / 240
   37 Snap election
Jul 2021 365,695 13.39 (3rd)
36 / 240
   7 Snap election
Nov 2021 266,667 10.12 (4th)
26 / 240
   9 Coalition
2022 232,958 8.98 (5th)
25 / 240
   1 Snap election
2023 225,914 8.94 (5th)
23 / 240
   2 Opposition
Jun 2024 151,557 6.85 (5th)
19 / 240
   4 Snap election
Oct 2024 184,403 7.32 (5th)
20 / 240
   1

References

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  1. ^ https://parliament.bg/bg/parliamentarygroups/3361 ПАРЛАМЕНТАРНА ГРУПА "БСП ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ"
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  3. ^ "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies.
  4. ^ "1991 Parliamentary Elections". University of Essex. Archived from the original on 27 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Bulgarian Socialist Party signs election coalition deal with five parties including communists". The Sofia Globe. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. ^ Dnevnik.bg (2024-09-05). "Съдебните битки в БСП не спряха коалиционното споразумение за голямо ляво обединение". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
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