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The National Union Attack (Bulgarian: Национален съюз Атака, Natsionalen Sǎyuz Ataka; also^{[citation needed]} translated as the Attack Coalition) is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. At the last legislative elections, 25 June 2005, it won 9.0% of the popular vote and 21 out of 240 seats. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... “Political Parties” redirects here. ... 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. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

National Union Attack is formed by the National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland (Natsionalno Dvizhenie za Spasenie na Otechestvoto), the Bulgarian National Patriotic Party (Bǎlgarska Natsionalna-Patriotichna Partiya) and the Union of Patriotic Forces and Militaries of the Reserve - Defense (Sǎyuz na Patriotichnite Sili i Voinite ot Zapassa - Zashtita). Led by TV host Volen Siderov, who is now widely considered a racist and anti-Semite^{[citation needed]}, the coalition was created just two months before the elections. Siderov first created a party with that name, but its registration was delayed by the court so it could not participate in the elections by itself. The National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland (Nacionalno Dviženie za Spasenie na Otecestvoto) is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. ... The Bulgarian National Patriotic Party (Balgarska Nacionalna-Patrioticna Partija) is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. ... Volen Siderov (Bulgarian: ) (born 19 April 1956) is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. ... This box:      Racism has many definitions, the most common and widely accepted is that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

The coalition's leaders have criticized Bulgaria's ethnic minorities for allegedly being too privileged, they have accused the entire Bulgarian political establishment of being totally corrupted, and are opposed to NATO, the Iraq War and closer ties with the USA. Although the coalition is not particularly against Bulgaria's European Union membership, it has strongly demanded a revision of some of the previously signed documents (like the document for shutting down the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant near the Danube), some of which are largely considered to be against the interests of Bulgaria ^{[citation needed]}. This article is about the military alliance. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... The Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Bulgaria situated 200 km north of Sofia and 5 km east of Kozloduy, a town on the Danube river, near the border with Romania. ... This article is about the Danube River. ...

The sudden success of Attack has been attributed as the main cause of the poor performance (31%) of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the successor to the old Communist Party. Leaders of the Union Attack included popular political figures such as Petar Beron, Ognyan Saparev, Rumen Vodenicharov and Stella Bankova. Members of Attack's group in parliament included Petar Beron, Stella Bankova as well as a group of generals and other military men; many of these have left the group for various reasons, mostly due to conflicts with leader Volen Siderov.^{[citation needed]} The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ... Volen Siderov (Bulgarian: ) (born 19 April 1956) is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. ...

Controversy

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Ever since the results of the elections have come out, Attack has been severely criticized by most media. It has been called a xenophobic, anti-European and even fascist movement. Its supporters prefer to define it as patriotic. Some scholars^{[citation needed]} consider the term 'fascist' inaccurate as the party's theses do not include the characteristics of fascism as a whole. Regardless, its members tend towards inflammatory comments that often lead to them being sidelined by other parties and criticized both at home and abroad. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Xenophobia means fear of strangers or the unknown and comes from the Greek ξενοφοβια, xenophobia, literally meaning fear of the strange. It is often used to describe fear of or dislike of foreigners, but racism in general is sometimes described as a... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to ones own homeland (patria, the land of ones fathers). ...

A recent scandal was caused by Attack's observer at the European Parliament Dimitar Stoyanov (who is also Volen Siderov's stepson). Stoyanov sent an email to all MEPs that appeared to belittle Roma women. The email said of Hungarian politician Lívia Járóka, "In my country there are tens of thousands of Gypsy girls way more pretty than this honorable one... you may even buy one, around 12-13 years, to be your loving wife."[1].The chief aim of this e-mail, however, was not the creation of a public relations nightmare. Its aim was to emphasise the fact that young girls of Roma origin can be literally bought like cattle, despite the fact that this is a heavy crime which clearly violates Human Rights Legislation.^{[citation needed]} Another problematic incident occurred on the Trakia highway, where a car accident and a subsequent clash resulted in party leader Volen Siderov being accused of hooliganism, perjury and obstruction of justice.[2] Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... Dimitar Stoyanov Dimitar Kinov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: ) (born 17 May 1983) is a young Bulgarian and EU politician. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Lívia Járóka (born on 6 October 1974 in Tata) is a Hungarian politician of Roma ethnicity and the second Member of the European Parliament (later joined by Viktória Mohácsi), having been elected as part of the Fidesz list in Hungary in June 2004. ... Hooligan redirects here. ... Perjury is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing. ...

Ideology

The party's two program documents, the '20 Principles' and the 'Program Scheme' feature a number of nationalistic characteristics. They define Bulgaria as a one-nation state and assert the supremacy of the state and the 'Bulgarian nation' above ethnic and religious diversity, but at the same time want to have an official religion and participation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in legislative work and in all important government decisions, as well as teaching of that Church's doctrine in primary school. The '20 Principles' envisage formulating a crime of 'national betrayal' and criminal prosecution of the 'national traitors'. Attack has so far called most of the present-day politicians, human rights and minority rights activists 'national traitors'. The '20 Principles' also envisage sanctions for defamation of the 'Bulgarian national sacraments' and for 'slurs' against Bulgaria. It has been debated in Bulgaria whether Attack is a right-wing or left-wing party (in Bulgaria, anti-establishment and anti-Western slogans have been traditionally associated with the left). The party's supporters are mostly, but not exclusively, people who traditionally have voted for the Bulgarian Socialist Party, but see its recent behavior as not radical enough. Their demands for a re-nationalization of privatized industry places them at the far left of the political spectrum, in a country where political parties avoid explicitly taking stances on personal freedom and instead focus on the economy. Attack members themselves have said that the movement is 'neither left, nor right but Bulgarian'. All the other parliamentary parties have stated that they will by no means look for coalitions with Attack, since they see it as a xenophobic group and a threat to Bulgarian ethnic minorities. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian: , Bylgarska pravoslavna cyrkva) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6. ... The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ... A Coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... In sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub-group that is outnumbered by persons who do not belong to it. ...

Recent developments

The last results (March 2006) of the opinion surveys^{[citation needed]} show a significant increase in support for Attack. It ranks second after the BSP (Bulgarian Socialist Party) and even polls ahead of the former ruling party NDSV (National Movement for Simeon II) and the Turkish ethnic party, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. On March 3, 2006, party leader Siderov called for a meeting to be held in Sofia, and over 1,000 people from many cities of the country came to hear speeches by him and other members of the party. During this rally he declared "Bulgaria is not yet free. Bulgaria is still under Turkish rule". They protested vehemently against the ruling government in Bulgaria for forming an alliance with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and allegedly ignoring ethnic Bulgarian interests. Earlier in 2006, Siderov organized a petition against the decision of the Bulgarian government to set up US military bases in Bulgaria. In October, he finished second in the first round of the 2006 presidential election, but lost in the second round after receiving roughly one quarter of the vote. The reason for the low votes, was the apparent propaganda by a member of the Bulgarian Socialistic Party (BSP)Dimitur Atanasov (Bulgarian: Димитър Атанасов), vice-chairman of the local structure of BSP. During a meeting in the town of Petrich (Bulgarian: Петрич), he clearly lied about Siderov and compromised him by telling the majority of the present Roma people that Siderov: "wanted to turn them to soap..." #REDIRECT [3]. This is a report made by SKAT. Translation will be inserted shortly. The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Bulgarian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Bulgarian: ; Turkish: ) is a centrist political party in Bulgaria, based in the Turkish minority. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Bulgaria. ... // Early centuries of Ottoman rule Organisation of Ottoman Bulgaria The Ottomans reorganised the Bulgarian territories as the Beyerlik of Rumili, ruled by a Beylerbey at Sofia. ... The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Bulgarian: ; Turkish: ) is a centrist political party in Bulgaria, based in the Turkish minority. ... The 2006 Bulgarian presidential election (Bulgarian: , Izbori za prezident na Balgariya 2006) was held on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament. ...

External links

• (Bulgarian) Official site
• (Bulgarian) The party's daily newspaper, Attack

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Other alliances and parties	National Movement for Stability and Progress - Movement for Rights and Freedoms - Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria - National Union Attack (National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland / Bulgarian National-Patriotic Party / Union of Patriotic Forces and Militaries of the Reserve Defense ) - United Democratic Forces (Union of Democratic Forces / Democratic Party / Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union–United / George's Day Movement / Movement for an Equal Public Model) - Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria - Bulgarian People's Union (Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union–People's Union / IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement / Union of Free Democrats)
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