The National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria ( bg, Национален фронт за спасение на България, Natsionalen front za spasenie na Bŭlgariya, NFSB), is an
ultranationalist
Ultranationalism or extreme nationalism is an extreme form of nationalism in which a country asserts or maintains detrimental hegemony, supremacy, or other forms of control over other nations (usually through violent coercion) to pursue its sp ...
political party in Bulgaria.
History
The party was established on 17 May 2011 in sports hall Boycho Branzov in
Burgas
Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a popu ...
. Its founding was attended by over 820 people from across the country, mainly from the cities of
Varna
Varna may refer to:
Places Europe
*Varna, Bulgaria, a city in Bulgaria
**Varna Province
**Varna Municipality
** Gulf of Varna
**Lake Varna
**Varna Necropolis
*Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy
*Varniai, a city in Lithuania
* Varna (Šaba ...
,
Shumen
Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.
Etymology
The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...
,
Asenovgrad
Asenovgrad ( bg, Асеновград ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is the largest town in Bulgaria that is not a province center. Previously known as ''Stanimaka'' ( ...
,
Pazardzhik
Pazardzhik ( bg, Пазарджик ) is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, southern Bulgaria. It is the capital of Pazardzhik Province and centre for the homonymous Pazardzhik Municipality.
The Tatars founded Pazardzhik in t ...
,
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
,
Vratsa
Vratsa ( bg, Враца ) is the largest city in northwestern Bulgaria and the administrative and economic centre of the municipality of Vratsa and Vratsa district. It is located about 112 km north of Sofia, 40 km southeast of Montana.
...
,
Svilengrad
Svilengrad ( bg, Свиленград; el, Σβίλενγκραντ; ota, Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria, situated at the border of Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the h ...
,
Lovech
Lovech ( bg, Ловеч, Lovech, ) is a List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, city in north-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The city is located about northeast f ...
,
Chirpan
Chirpan ( bg, Чирпан, ) is a town on the Tekirska River in Stara Zagora Province of south-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chirpan Municipality. As of 2021, the town had a population of 13,391 down from ...
,
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province.
Name
The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...
,
Vidin
Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as o ...
and
Dobrich
Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobr ...
.
The party elected three leaders -
Valeri Simeonov
Valeri Simeonov Simeonov ( bg, Валери Симеонов Симеонов; born 14 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician who is one of the leaders and founding members of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria.
Biography
Born in Do ...
, Valentin Kasabov and Dancho Hadzhiev. The Secretary of the party is Maria Petrova. The National Political Council includes 19 people, such as independent councilors from
Burgas
Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a popu ...
and hosts from
SKAT TV (i.e. Velizar Enchev and Valentin Fartunov).
Among the party's founders and is former regional president of the
Union of Democratic Forces in the city Vladimir Pavlov.
The party was member of the
Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) was a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. The group was formed following the 2009 European parliamentary election, mostly composed of elements of the Independence/Democracy (IND/DEM) and ...
(EFD) group during the
7th European Parliament
The seventh European Parliament was elected in the 2009 elections and lasted until the 2014 elections.
Major events
* 4–7 June 2009
** Elections to the Seventh Parliament.
* 14 July 2009
** First meeting (constitutive session) of the Seve ...
.
On 3 August 2014 a coalition agreement was signed between NFSB and
IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement
The IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (IMRO–BNM; bg, ВМРО – Българско Национално Движение, translit=VMRO – Balgarsko Natsionalno Dvizhenie, VMRO–BND) is a national conservative political party in Bulg ...
called
Patriotic Front for the
2014 parliamentary elections. It states its purpose to be for "a revival of the Bulgarian economy, a fight against monopolies, achieving modern education and healthcare and a fair and uncorrupt judiciary." The members of the alliance are:
PROUD
Proud may refer to:
Music
* ''Proud'' (Heather Small album), the debut album by Heather Small
** "Proud" (Heather Small song), a song by Heather Small that was the official song for the London 2012 Olympic bid
* ''Proud'' (compilation album), ...
,
National Ideal for Unity
The National Ideal for Unity or NIU (''Natsionalen Ideal za Edinstvo'') ( bg, Национален идеал за единство), was a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. Until 2012 party's name was IMRO – National Ideal for Unity (IMR ...
, European Middle Class, Association Patriot, Undivided Bulgaria, National Movement BG Patriot,
Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense", National Association of Alternate Soldiery "For the Honor of epaulette",
National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland and National Democratic Party.
Ahead of the
2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election may refer to:
* April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election
* July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 11 July 2021 after no party was able or willin ...
,
Volya Movement
Volya Movement ( bg, Движение Воля, translit=Dvizhenie Volya, lit=Will Movement) is a right-wing populist political party in Bulgaria. Before 2016, it was known variously as Today and Liberal Alliance. The party was established by B ...
formed an electoral alliance with the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria. and the
IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement
The IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (IMRO–BNM; bg, ВМРО – Българско Национално Движение, translit=VMRO – Balgarsko Natsionalno Dvizhenie, VMRO–BND) is a national conservative political party in Bulg ...
.
Administration
* Leader -
Valeri Simeonov
Valeri Simeonov Simeonov ( bg, Валери Симеонов Симеонов; born 14 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician who is one of the leaders and founding members of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria.
Biography
Born in Do ...
* Vice-leader - Valentin Kasabov
* Vice-leader - Dancho Hadzhiev
* Vice-leader - Boris Yachev
* Secretary - Maria Petrova
Election results
Presidential
The party nominated Stefan Solakov as their presidential candidate in
2011
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and Galina Vasileva as his running mate.
They finished 5th, receiving 84,205 votes (2.50% of ballots cast).
Local
In the local elections in
Burgas
Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a popu ...
in 2011, party chairman
Valeri Simeonov
Valeri Simeonov Simeonov ( bg, Валери Симеонов Симеонов; born 14 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician who is one of the leaders and founding members of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria.
Biography
Born in Do ...
finished in second place, with 11.25% of the votes.
Parliamentary
In the parliamentary elections on
May 12
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* 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
* 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang d ...
, the "National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria" won 3.7% of the votes, but fell below the 4% threshold needed for representation. Nonetheless the party polled more votes than the
UDF,
DSB DSB may refer to:
Science, technology and devices
* DsbA, a bacterial member of the Dsb (disulfide bond) family of enzymes
* Double strand break, a break in both DNA strands, part of DNA repair
* in telecommunications, double-sideband transmission ...
and
OLJ, all of whom were represented in the last (41st) National Assembly.
European
In the European parliament elections on
May 25
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* 567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
*240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
* 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Tol ...
, the "National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria" won 3.05%
of the votes, but fell below the 6% threshold needed for representation.
References
External links
Official siteNFSB-
SKAT TV
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria
Nationalist parties in Bulgaria
Eurosceptic parties in Bulgaria
Conservative parties in Bulgaria
Bulgarian nationalism
2011 establishments in Bulgaria
Political parties established in 2011
Eastern Orthodox political parties
National conservative parties
Far-right parties in Europe