Revival () is an
ultranationalist
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political party in Bulgaria, founded in August 2014. Its chairman is
Kostadin Kostadinov
Kostadin Stefanov Kostadinov ( bg, Костадин Стефанов Костадинов; born 25 June 1959) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a winger.
Career
During his career, he played for Trakia Plovdiv in Bulgaria and mad ...
. The party is defined by various analysts and media as
anti-EU
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,
anti-American
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and
pro-Russian
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.
History
In June 2014, Kostadin Kostadinov told media that on 2 August in the same year, in the city of
Pliska
Pliska ( , cu, Пльсковъ, translit=Plĭskovŭ) was the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the Middle Ages and is now a small town in Shumen Province, on the Ludogorie plateau of the Danubian Plain, 20 km northeast o ...
there would be held a Constituent Assembly which was to create the party "Revival". The initiators choose the day that is the celebrated anniversary of the
Ilinden Uprising Ilinden ( Bulgarian/Macedonian Cyrillic: Илинден) or Ilindan (Serbian Cyrillic: Илиндан), meaning "Saint Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías'' ...
. Kostadinov founded the party after he became unhappy following
Krasimir Karakachanov's reelection as leader of
IMRO-BNM in 2012.
The party entered the Bulgarian parliament after the
2021 general election, gaining 13 seats. A member of Revival's parliamentary group left them in June 2022.
The party has
promoted conspiracy theories regarding COVID-19 and had strong reservations regarding
COVID-19 vaccines.
Leadership
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Kostadin Kostadinov
Kostadin Stefanov Kostadinov ( bg, Костадин Стефанов Костадинов; born 25 June 1959) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a winger.
Career
During his career, he played for Trakia Plovdiv in Bulgaria and mad ...
– Chairman
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Velislav Hristov – Vice chairman
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Petar Petrov – Vice chairman
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Tsoncho Ganev – Vice chairman
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Nikolay Drenchev – Secretary
Election results
National Assembly elections
European Parliament elections
See also
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List of political parties 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 ...
References
External links
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Bulgarian nationalism
Nationalist parties in Bulgaria
Right-wing populism in Bulgaria
Right-wing populist parties
Eurosceptic parties in Bulgaria
Conservative parties in Bulgaria
2014 establishments in Bulgaria
Political parties established in 2014
Far-right parties in Europe
Opposition to NATO