Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria

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Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Граждани за европейско развитие на България, Graždani za evropejsko razvitie na Bǎlgarija; ГЕРБ, GERB) is a Bulgarian centre-right political party established on 2006-12-03.[1] GERB is formally headed by Tsvetan Tsvetanov, former deputy mayor of Sofia, but the party's actual leader is the mayor of Sofia, Boyko Borisov.

In early January 2007[2] and early February 2007,[3] it came second in public polls on party support with around 14%, trailing the Bulgarian Socialist Party which had around 25%; its stated priorities are fighting crime and corruption, preserving family as the cornerstone of society and achieving energy independence. The abbreviation ГЕРБ means "coat of arms" in Bulgarian.

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