Bulgarian Left
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Abbreviation | BL |
Leader | Hristofor Dochev Margarita Mileva Ivan Genov |
Founded | 4 April 2009 |
Headquarters | Sofia |
Membership (2012) | 6,000 |
Ideology | Democratic socialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
International affiliation | None |
European Parliament group | None |
Colors | Red |
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The Bulgarian Left (Bulgarian: Българската левица, Bǎlgarskata levitsa, BL) is a socialist political party in Bulgaria.
It was created in February 2009 predominantly by members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, with its constituent congress taking place on April 4, 2009. Its leaders are Hristofor Dochev, Margarita Mileva, Ivan Genov.
The party is full member of the Party of the European Left (PEL) since September 2010.
In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party won 5,924 (0.17%) of the votes and failed to win any seats. In 2014 the party participated in a coalition with Green Party of Bulgaria. Together they won 7,010 votes (0.21%). This coalition continued during 2017 parliamentary elections when they won 2,876 votes (0.08%).