Bulgarian Rise (; BV) is a

national conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, f ...

political party in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

. It was founded on 5 May 2022 by

Stefan Yanev Stefan Dinchev Yanev ( bg, Стефан Динчев Янев) is a retired Bulgarian Army Brigade general and a politician. He was from 12 May to 13 December 2021 acting deputy prime minister, acting minister of defense and caretaker government ...

, the former

caretaker Prime Minister A caretaker government is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it usually consists of either randomly se ...

and Defence Minister.

Political positions

Some describe the party as both pro-Putin and pro-Russia. Future party leader Yanev was removed from the

Petkov Government The Petkov Government, known as the Four-party coalition cabinet, was the ninety-sixth cabinet of Bulgaria. Chaired by prime minister Kiril Petkov, it was approved by the National Assembly on 13 December 2021 after the government formation as a ...

in March 2022 after he refused to describe the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

as a war. He launched the party two months later. Despite this, the party backed sending military aid to Ukraine, with the condition that Bulgaria receive modern NATO weaponry in exchange. There is little consensus over the party's stances on economic matters. They have been labelled as centre-left, though Yanev himself has said the party is not on the right nor the left. The party has garnered some criticism for not expressing substantive positions on most political issues.

Structure

The party has one leader,

. To take part in the 2022 parliamentary snap elections, it allied with four smaller "mandate carrier" parties, Svoboda, Party of the Greens, the

Alternative for Bulgarian Revival The Alternative for Bulgarian Revival ( bg, Алтернатива за българско възраждане, Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane, АБВ) is a centre-left political party in Bulgaria. ''ABV'', the romanized party's initials in ...

, the Agrarian People's Union and

Union of Free Democrats The Union of Free Democrats ( bg, Съюз на свободните демократи, ''Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati'') is a conservative political party in Bulgaria, led by Stefan Sofiyanski. It contested the 2001 elections as part of the U ...

Composition

Electoral history

National Assembly

References

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