Conservative Union of the Right

Bulgarian political party

Conservative Union of the Right Консервативно обединение на десницата

Abbreviation	KOD
Leader	Petar Moskov
Founder	Petar Moskov
Founded	28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)
Split from	Democrats for Strong Bulgaria
Headquarters	9 Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi blvd., Sofia
Ideology	National conservatism Pro-Europeanism Anti-communism Russophobia Right-wing populism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	National Union of the Right [bg] (2021) Blue Bulgaria (2024)
European affiliation	European Conservatives and Reformists (intention to join)
Colors	Blue
Slogan	"The Voice of the Free Bulgarian"
National Assembly	0 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Sofia City Council	3 / 61
Municipalities	1 / 265
Website
bulgarianconservatives.eu
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The Conservative Union of the Right (Bulgarian: Консервативно обединение на десницата, romanized: Konservativno obedinenie na desnitsata, abbreviated as КОД/KOD) is a conservative Bulgarian political party. Its founder and current leader is the former Minister of Health of Bulgaria, Petar Moskov.

History

The Conservative Union of the Right was founded on 29 March 2019 in Sofia by the former Minister of Health Petar Moskov, as well as other former members of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria. Moskov left the Reformist Bloc because he claimed that it was not right wing enough. His former coalition partners called his party a project of "anti-European authoritarian conservatism".

Political positions

KOD is strongly conservative and right-wing, viewing liberalism and socialism as its two biggest rivals. Moskov declared his opposition to centrism and "popular" parties and tried to impose conservatism as the dominant social force, believing that it supports "rules and values that bring back normality". Therefore, he declared opposition to all other Bulgarian political parties, with the exception of VMRO and NFSB.

Moskov states that the policies of previous right-wing governments are similar to "grandparents watching porn together to see if they will get married". He points to Donald Trump's administration and Viktor Orban's Hungary as examples of the type of right-wing conservatism he would like to impose.

KOD aims to disenfranchise former communists and members of BZNS through a process of "criminal lustration", as well as those with lesser education, from voting in elections or referendums.

Election results

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
Apr 2021	Petar Moskov	9,415	0.29 (#16)	0 / 240	New	Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021		7,872	0.28 (#13)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021		11,239	0.42 (#14)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2022		5,028	0.19 (#19)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2023		7,739	0.29 (#12)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2024		33,613	1.52 (#9)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Oct 2024		26,054	1.03 (#10)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary

^ Run as part of the National Union of the Right coalition.
^ 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	–

Run as part of the Blue Bulgaria coalition.

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