Patriotic Front (Bulgaria)

The Patriotic Front (Bulgarian Патриотичен фронт) is a nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria around the political parties IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (IMRO) and National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB).^[4]

History

The former ran as part of an electoral alliance led by the political party Bulgaria Without Censorship (BBT) during the 2014 European parliamentary election, where both allied parties won a seat in the European parliament. The signing of a coalition agreement between IMRO and NFSB marks the end of the BBT-IMRO coalition. The Coalition agreement of the Patriotic Front was signed on 3 August 2014^[5] and states its purpose to be for: "a revival of the Bulgarian economy, a fight against monopolies, achieving modern education and healthcare and a fair and uncorrupt judiciary."^[4]

The members of the alliance are - PROUD,^[6] National Ideal for Unity,^[7] Middle European Class,^[8] Association Patriot,^[9] Undivided Bulgaria,^[10] National Movement BG Patriot,^[11][12] Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense", National Association of Alternate Soldiery "For the Honor of epaulette",^[13] National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland^[14] and National Democratic Party.^[15]

Elections

The coalition's electoral debut is on the early 2014 parliamentary election.

Statistics

See also

• Attack (political party)
• National Front (France)

Further reading

• Clive Leviev-Sawyer (4 August 2014). "Just when you thought it could not get weirder: meet Bulgaria’s Patriotic Front". Independent Balkan News Agency. 

References

Political parties in Bulgaria National Assembly (240 seats) GERB (84) BSP - Left Bulgaria (39) Movement for Rights and Freedoms (38) Reformist Bloc (23) Patriotic Front (19) Bulgaria Without Censorship (14) Attack (11) ABV (11) Independent (1) European Parliament (17 seats) GERB (6) Bulgarian Socialist Party (4) Movement for Rights and Freedoms (4) Bulgaria Without Censorship (1) IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (1) Reformist Bloc (1) Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (1) Unrepresented Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Bulgarian Communist Party – Marxists Bulgarian Communist Party (Vladimir Spasov) Bulgaria for Citizens Movement Bulgarian New Democracy Bulgarian Left Civil Union "Roma" Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria For the Homeland George's Day Movement Green Party of Bulgaria Lider Movement for an Equal Public Model National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland Nationalist Party of Bulgaria New Time Order, Law and Justice Party of the Liberal Alternative and Peace Pirate Party Political Movement "Social Democrats" Reformist Bloc Union of the Bulgarian Patriots Union of Communists in Bulgaria Union of Democratic Forces The Greens The Other Bulgaria Union of Free Democrats Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense" Defunct Alternative Social-Liberal Party Bulgarian Business Bloc Bulgarian Communist Party Bulgarian Euro-Left Bulgarian National Socialist Workers Party Bulgarian People's Union Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) Bulgarian United Communist Party Communist Workers' Party of Bulgaria Conservative Party Constitutional Bloc Democratic Alliance George Ganchev's Bloc Liberal Party Liberal Party (Radoslavists) Movement for Social Humanism National Ideal for Unity National Liberal Party National Social Movement Patriotic Party of Labour People for Real, Open and United Democracy People's Alliance People's Liberal Party People's Party Progressive Liberal Party Social Democratic Union 'Proletarian' United Labour Social Democratic Party United People's Progressive Party Young Liberals Party Zveno Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Bulgaria