Revival () is an

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political party in Bulgaria, founded in August 2014. Its chairman is

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. The party is defined by various analysts and media as

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and

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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

– Chairman * Velislav Hristov – Vice chairman * Petar Petrov – Vice chairman * Tsoncho Ganev – Vice chairman * Nikolay Drenchev – Secretary

Election results

National Assembly elections

European Parliament elections

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Politics, Bulgaria 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