Politics of Bulgaria
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The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (Demokrati za Silna Balgarija) is a political party in Bulgaria established by former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov (1997-2001). The motto of the party is "For a Strong Bulgaria in Unified Europe". Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... Ivan Yordanov Kostov (born December 23, 1949 in Sofia) was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from May 1997 to June 2001 and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces between December 1994 and June 2001. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. ...

Kostov resigned as chairman of the United Democratic Forces after a painful election defeat in June 2001 to Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's newly established National Movement for Simeon II. The UDF had suffered heavily from allegations of corruption and increased unemployment after having carried out difficult but necessary economic reforms during its four-year term. United Democratic Forces is a Bulgarian parliamentary coalition formed in 1997. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski (Симеон Сакскобурготски), formerly Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Bulgarian political parties | Liberal parties ...

With time Kostov grew increasingly dissatisfied with the new UDF leadership and chairwoman Nadezhda Mikhailova, who was the foreign minister in Kostov's own government. In early 2004 Kostov returned to public life to announce his departure from the UDF and the formation of a new political force, the DSB. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Electoral rally

Kostov and the DSB are outspoken opponents of the Bulgarian Socialist Party whom they regard as the heir to the totalitarian Bulgarian Communist Party, and of ex-Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who is accused, very much like Kostov was, of corruption. In comparison to the UDF, DSB expresses more conservative and even "eurosceptic" (to some) or "eurorealistic" (to others) ideas. DSB also strongly opposes Ahmed Dogan, the controversial leader of the ethnic-based Movement for Rights and Freedoms. Image File history File links Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria held an electoral rally gathering more than 20 000 people on June 18th 2005 in Sofia. ... Image File history File links Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria held an electoral rally gathering more than 20 000 people on June 18th 2005 in Sofia. ... The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Balgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ... The Bulgarian Communist Party was the ruling party of the Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when it ceased to be a Communist state. ... Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski (Симеон Сакскобурготски), formerly Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Dviženie za Prava i Svobodi) is an islamist political party in Bulgaria, based in the Turkish minority. ...

At the last legislative elections, 25 June 2005, it won 7.0 % of the popular vote and 17 out of 240 seats. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Elections in Bulgaria gives information on election and election results in Bulgaria. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... a bust ...

External links

• Official web site
• Constituent Declaration
• Policy Guidelines
• Statutes