Bulgaria Without Censorship
Reload Bulgaria Презареди България | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Nikolay Barekov |
| Founded | 25 January 2014 as Bulgaria Without Censorship |
| Preceded by | Bulgaria Without Censorship |
| Headquarters | Cherni Vrah Blvd, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Populism Euroscepticism Monarchism |
| Political position | Centre-right (self-declared)[1] |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists[2] |
| Colours | Lightblue, Yellow |
| National Assembly |
0 / 240 |
| European Parliament |
1 / 17 |
| Website | |
| bulgariabezcenzura.bg | |
Reload Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Презареди България, Prezaredi Balgariya; formerly Bulgaria Without Censorship, Bulgarian: България без цензура) is a populist political party in Bulgaria.[3]
History
The party was created by former TV host Nikolay Barekov in January 2014. It ran for the first time in the May 2014 European Parliament election,[4] taking one seat in the European Parliament as part of a coalition with IMRO and joined the soft eurosceptic group of European Conservatives and Reformists.[5]
This BBT-IMRO coalition did not last, however, and IMRO left to team up with other nationalist parties for the parliamentary elections of October 2014.[6] On 18 August 2014 BBT sealed a collation agreement with LIDER to run in the upcoming elections.[7]
In June 2014, Barekov declared his support for the restoration of the Bulgarian Monarchy and Simeon II as Tsar of Bulgaria.[8] He vowed that should his party win a general election, he would introduce referenda on a number of issues, including the restoration of the monarchy.[8]
Despite holding 15 seats in the Assembly, Reload Bulgaria chose not to compete in the 2017 parliamentary elections after being initially refused a name change, among other reasons.[9]
Elections
Statistics
| Election | # of seats won | # of total votes | % of popular vote | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 / 17 |
238,629 | 10.66% | 4th |
| Election | # of seats won | # of total votes | % of popular vote | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15 / 240 |
186,938 | 5.69% | 6th |
References
- ↑ "Bulgaria Uncensored is a center-right political party.".
- ↑ "Бареков и Джамбазки отиват при консерваторите в ЕП". bnews.bg. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "A controversial newcomer could be kingmaker". The Economist. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ Kotseva, Antonia. "Dimitar Avramov, Expert: BSP Picked Wrong Political Opponent". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Бареков и Джамбазки отиват при консерваторите в ЕП". bnews.bg. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Two Bulgarian Nationalist Parties Team Up for Early Elections". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bulgaria without Censorship Strikes Alliance with Lider Party". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- 1 2 "'Bulgaria without Censorship' Leader Backs Reinstatement of Monarchy". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Reload Bulgaria Party Not to Participate in March 26 Elections". bta.bg. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
