The Conservative Party ( bg, Консервативна партия) was a

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n party which existed between 1879 and 1884. It was linked with the newspapers Vitosha, Balgarski Glas and Otechestvo. The Conservative party formed the first two governments of Liberated Bulgaria, but it didn't receive a majority in the parliamentary elections held in

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, triggering a motion of no confidence and snap elections in

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, which they also lost. It supported the 1881 coup and the Proxy Regime of Alexander I Battenberg which suspended the

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after which it was fully discredited and fell apart. As early as 1882 the group of Marko Balabanov joined the moderate wing of the

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led by

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which later formed the

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. After the political crisis of 1886 and 1887 some party members such as

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and

Grigor Nachovich Grigor Dimitrov Nachovich ( bg, Григор Димитров Начович; 3 February 1845 – 4 January 1920) was a Bulgarian politician and diplomat. One of the early leaders of the Conservative Party and the country's first Minister of Finan ...

joined the

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Stefan Stambolov Stefan Nikolov Stambolov ( bg, Стефан Николов Стамболов) (31 January 1854 OS– 19 July 1895 OS) was a Bulgarian politician, journalist, revolutionary, and poet who served as Prime Minister and regent. He is consider ...

. The other leaders of the Conservative Party, lead by

Konstantin Stoilov Konstantin Stoilov ( bg, Константин Стоилов) (23 September 1853 O.S. – 23 March 1901 O.S. ) was a leading Bulgarian politician and twice Prime Minister. Simeon Radev described him as the most European-like of all Bulgarian ...

formed the People's Party in 1894 which also included members of the

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People's Party.

Important members

* Marko Balabanov (1837-1921) *

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(1834-1906) * Georgi Valkovich (1833-1892) *

(1847-1901) * Todor Ikonomov (1835-1892) * Kliment Turnovski (1841-1901) *

(1845-1920) *

(1853-1901) *

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(1843-1923)

Sources

* Ташев, Ташо. ''Министрите на България 1879-1999''. София, АИ "Проф. Марин Дринов" / Изд. на МО, 1999. / * D. Popov
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