Bulgarian Rise Български възход | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | BV |
| Leader | Stefan Yanev |
| Founded | 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Green,Blue,Red |
| National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Bulgarian Rise (Bulgarian:Български възход,romanized: Balgarski vazhod;BV) is anational conservative[2] political party inBulgaria. It was founded on 5 May 2022 byStefan Yanev, the formercaretaker Prime Minister andDefence Minister.[6][7]
Some describe the party as both pro-Putin and pro-Russia.[8][9][10][11] Future party leader Yanev was removed from thePetkov Government in March 2022 after he refused to describe theRussian invasion of Ukraine as a war.[12] He launched the party two months later. Despite this, the party backed sending military aid to Ukraine, with the condition that Bulgaria receive modern NATO weaponry in exchange.[13][14] He also called the invasion an act of aggression and stated his support for thesanctions against Russia.[15]
There is little consensus over the party's stances on economic matters. They have been labelled as centre-left,[16] though Yanev himself has said the party is not on the right nor the left.[2]
The party has garnered some criticism for not expressing substantive positions on most political issues.[17]
The party has one leader,Stefan Yanev. To take part in the2022 parliamentary snap elections, it allied with four smaller "mandate carrier" parties,Svoboda,Party of the Greens, theAlternative for Bulgarian Revival, theAgrarian People's Union andUnion of Free Democrats.[18][19][20]
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | 2022 result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian Rise | BV | Stefan Yanev | National conservatism | 115,872 votes (4.5%); 12 seats | |
| Svoboda | SVOBODA | Vladimir Simeonov | Nationalism | ||
| Party of the Greens [bg][a] | PV | Valentin Simov | Green politics | ||
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival | ABV | Rumen Petkov | Social democracy | ||
| Agrarian People's Union | ZNS | Rumen Yonchev | Agrarianism | ||
| Union of Free Democrats | SSD | Milan Milanov | Conservatism | ||
In February 2023, Yanev announced that the party would contest the upcoming elections individually, although members of their previous electoral coalition could participate as part of the 'civic quota' or as list members.[21]
Following the2023 local elections, theSocialist Party (BSP) started to meet with like-minded parties to form a 'patriotic centre-left front'. As a part of this, the party claimed it had met with representatives of BV, but Yanev denied this. BSP also met with parties which ran with BV in the 2022 election.[22]
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stefan Yanev | 115,872 | 4.47 (#7) | 12 / 240 | New | Snap election |
| 2023 | 77,420 | 2.93 (#7) | 0 / 240 |  12 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| Jun 2024 | 12,322 | 0.56 (#14) | 0 / 240 |  0 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| Oct 2024 | 10,318 | 0.41 (#11) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Daniela Vezieva | 9,510 | 0.47 (#15) | 0 / 17 | New | – |
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