Alternative for Bulgarian Revival
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| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival Алтернатива за българско възраждане |
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| Leader | Georgi Parvanov |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Split from | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Ideology | Social democracy[citation needed] |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| National Assembly |
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| European Parliament |
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| www.abv-alternativa.bg | |
| Politics of Bulgaria Political parties Elections |
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The Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Bulgarian: Алтернатива за българско възраждане, АБВ; Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane) is a centre-left political party in Bulgaria. The party's initials 'АБВ' are the first three letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, equivalent to 'ABC'.[2]
History
The party was founded and is led by Georgi Parvanov, who was President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012, as a splinter from the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[3]
In the May 2014 European elections, the party received 4% of the vote, failing to elect any MEPs.[4]
In the October 2014 parliamentary election, the party received 4.15% of the vote and 11 seats in the National Assembly.[5]
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External links
- (Bulgarian) Official website
