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Bulgarian New Democracy (Bulgarian: Българска Нова Демокрация, БНД) is a political faction in the Bulgarian National Assembly formed on 2007-12-05 by fourteen dissenters of the National Movement for Stability and Progress who claim that their former party has lost its liberal roots. The faction may grow to about twenty MPs, but it is not expected to threaten the ruling government's majority. The leader of the faction is Borislav Ralchev.

The faction did not immediately decide whether it will found its own party or whether it will join an existing party — most likely the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria —, but it announced that the voters would have the final word on that before the next elections are held in 2009. In the end, the party was formally established as a separate party on 11 May 2008, positioning itself in the centre-right and hoping to establish alliances with other centre-right parties.

Before the official announcement of the faction's foundation, European Liberal Initiative had been mentioned as a possible name.

In January 2008, BND suggested it may ally with the United Democratic Forces to form a new, right-wing movement.

Election results

National Assembly

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2017 Borislav Velikov 107,407 3.06 (#6) 0 / 240 New Extra-parliamentary
Apr 2021 Did not contest 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021 Did not contest 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021 Did not contest 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2022 Did not contest 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2023 Did not contest 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2024 Borislav Velikov 33,613 1.52 (#9) 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Oct 2024 26,054 1.03 (#10) 0 / 240 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
  1. Run as part of the Reformist Bloc coalition.
  2. ^ Run as part of the Blue Bulgaria coalition.

European Parliament

Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2024 Tsveta Kirilova 24,917 1.24 (#10) 0 / 17 New
  1. Run as part of the Blue Bulgaria coalition.

References

  1. Bulgaria: Another MP out of Bulgaria' Ex-king Party
  2. New parliamentary group emerges in Bulgarian politics (SETimes.com)
  3. Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Ex-King Party Dissenters Set up New Parliamentary Group
  4. FOCUS Information Agency
  5. Bulgaria: King's Mavericks Leader: New Party? Bulgarian Voters will Decide!
  6. Bulgarian New Democracy party officially established (SETimes.com)
  7. New political group may join Bulgarian parliament next week (SETimes.com)
  8. Bulgaria's GERB to join European People's Party in early February (SETimes.com)
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