Bulgarian Left

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The Bulgarian Left

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
Colours	Red
National Assembly	0 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Website
http://www.levicata.org
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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.^[1] Its leaders are Hristofor Dochev, Margarita Mileva, Ivan Genov.^[2] The party is full member of the Party of the European Left (PEL) since September 2010.^[3]

In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party won 5,924 (0.17%) of the votes and failed to win any seats.

References

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↑ Българската левица (Bulgarian).
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External links

Official website

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Party of the European Left

European Parliament group: European United Left - Nordic Green Left

Parties

Member parties	KPÖ KP PC ПКБ/PKB BL/БЛ SDS Ø EÜV SKP Vas. PCF PG GU Die Linke Syriza/ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Munkáspárt 2006 PRC Déi Lénk/La Gauche/Die Linke B.E. PCRM PAS RCS ZL IU PCE EUiA PdA/PST-POP/PC/PSL ÖDP
Observer parties	UAG AKEL/ΑΚΕΛ KSČM DKP PdCI YKP BKP MS KSS
Former members	Munkáspárt