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Stand Up.BG
Stand Up.BG or Stand Up Bulgaria () is a Bulgarian non-governmental organization and political party which was founded by Maya Manolova on December 6, 2019. History On September 3, 2019, Maya Manolova resigned as national ombudswoman to Bulgaria to run for mayor of Sofia. Manolova founded Stand Up.BG on December 6 of that year. On May 23, 2020, Stand Up.BG organized a protest in front of the Council of Ministers which demanded the resignation of the government. At the protest, Manolova announced that she would run in the 2021 parliamentary election. The organization participated in the country's anti-government protests. On August 31, 2020, Stand Up.BG announced that it would not become a political party; it would participate in elections as a partner network encompassing dozens of initiative committees from throughout the country. At the end of the year, an agreement on joint participation in the elections was signed with the Poisonous Trio (''Otrovnoto trio''). The leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Manolova
Maya Bozhidarova Manolova ( bg, Мая Божидарова Манолова; born 4 May 1965) is a Bulgarian politician and the leader of the political movement Stand Up.BG, part of the Stand Up! Mafia, get out! coalition. She was formerly the vice-chairperson as well as a deputy in the Bulgarian National Assembly, as well National Ombudsman of Bulgaria. Biography Manolova was born on 4 May 1965 in Kyustendil. She attended the Soviet Komsomol University in Moscow and for 2 years she attended courses in Law and Economics at the Bulgarian University of National and World Economy, as well as completing a specialty program in social management. Manolova was a registered attorney in her home town of Kyustendil from 1998 to 2015. Political career Member and Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly She became a member of Bulgaria's National Assembly, representing the Bulgarian Socialist Party in August 2005, taking part in numerous parliamentary commissions. In 2008, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |