The Bulgarian Progressive Line ( bg, Българска прогресивна линия, Bŭlgarska progresivna liniya, BPL) is a

democratic socialist Democratic socialism is a left-wing political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self-management within a ...

and

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

political party in Bulgaria This article lists political parties in Bulgaria. Bulgaria has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no single party usually manages to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. As of 20 ...

. It has been the successor of the Bulgarian Liberal Party.

History

The party was created in the winter of 2020–2021 by several

progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...

deputies of the

National Assembly of Bulgaria The National Assembly ( bg, Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) is the unicameral parliament and legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria. The National Assembly was established in 1879 with the Tarnovo Constitution. Ordi ...

who split from the

Bulgarian Socialist Party The Bulgarian Socialist Party ( bg, Българска социалистическа партия, translit=Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya, BSP), also known as The Centenarian ( bg, Столетницата, links=no, translit=Stoletnitsat ...

. The BPL participated in the

April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 4 April 2021 at the end of the term of National Assembly members elected in 2017. Parties in the governing coalition led by Boyko Borisov lost seats and no party leader was able to form a coalit ...

but did not meet the electoral threshold. The party had 3,751 votes (0.15%). In July 2021, the party entered the

Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic The Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic ( bg, Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република, Lyav sŭyuz za chista i svyata republika, LSCHSR) was a Bulgarian left-wing nationalist electoral alliance which ran in the July 2 ...

coalition with the

Party of the Bulgarian Communists The Party of the Bulgarian Communists ( bg, Партия на Българските комунисти, Partiya na Bulgarskite Komunisti, PBK) is a communist party in Bulgaria, registered in 2006. The PBK was founded in February 1999 as the Bulg ...

, the Left Alternative, the Socialist Party "Bulgarian Way", and the party Revival of the Fatherland.https://www.dnesbg.com/pari-i-vlast/koalitsiya-vlyav-sayuz-za-tchista-i-svyata-republikav-predstavi-listata-si-za-izborite-na-11-yuni.html Коалиция “Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република” представи листата си за изборите на 11 юли

Election results

References

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