The United Democratic Forces ( bg, Обединени Демократични Сили, ОДС/ODS) were a center-right electoral alliance 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 Macedon ...

, led by the Union of Democratic Forces.

Members of the coalition

1997 * Union of Democratic Forces (''Sayuz na Demokratichnite Sili'') *

Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Bulgarian Agrarian National U ...

(''Bulgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz'') *

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

(''Demokraticheska Partiya'') *

Bulgarian Social Democratic Party The Bulgarian Social Democratic Party ( bg, Българска социалдемократическа партия, ''Balgarska Sotsialdemokraticheska Partiya'', BSDP) is a social democratic political party in Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, ...

(''Bulgarska Socialdemokraticheska Partiya'') * Radical Democratic Party (''Radikaldemokraticheska Partiya'') 2001 * Union of Democratic Forces (''Sayuz na Demokratichnite Sili'') *

Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union - People's Union The Agrarian People's Union ( bg, Земеделски народен съюз, Zemedelski naroden sajuz; ZNS), until 2006 known as the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union – People's Union (''Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sajuz – Naroden Sajuz'', ...

(''Bulgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz - Naroden Sayuz'') *

(''Demokraticheska Partiya'') *

(''Bulgarska Socialdemokraticheska Partiya'') *

National Movement for Rights and Freedoms National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

(''Natsionalno Dvizhenie za Prava i Svobodi'') * Radical Democratic Party (''Radikaldemokraticheska Partiya'') *

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 ...

(''Sajuz na Svobodnite Demokrati'') 2005 * Union of Democratic Forces (''Sayuz na Demokratichnite Sili'') *

(''Demokraticheska Partiya'') *

Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Bulgarian Agrarian National U ...

(''Bulgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz'') *

George's Day Movement The George's Day Movement () is a nationalist political party in Bulgaria. The party was founded in December 1996 by members of the political satire television programme ''Canaletto''. Members of the show, which succeeded ''Ku-Ku'' in the mid ...

(''Dvizhenie Gergiovden'') *

National Association - Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union Order, Law and Justice ( bg, Ред, законност и справедливост, Red, zakonnost i spravedlivost, abbreviated as ''RZS'') was a conservative political party in Bulgaria. Its main focus is on fighting crime and corruption. It ...

(''Natsionalno Sdruzhenie - Bulgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz'') *

Movement for an Equal Public Model The Movement for an Equal Public Model (''Dviženie za ravnopraven obshestven model DROM'') is a political party in Bulgaria. It was part of the United Democratic Forces when it ran in its first legislative A legislature is an assembly with ...

(''Dvizhenie za Ravnopraven Model'') * Radical Democratic Party (''Radikaldemokraticheska Partiya'')

Elections results

* In the

1997 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 19 April 1997. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 369 The result was a victory for the United Democratic Forces (an alliance of the Union of Democra ...

the Coalition won 49,2% of the popular vote and 139 out of 240 seats. * In the

2001 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 June 2001. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p.369 The result was a victory for the National Movement – Simeon II, which won 120 of the 240 seats ...

, the coalition won 18.2% of the popular vote and 51 out of 240 seats. * In the

2005 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 June 2005, for the 240 members of the National Assembly. According to exit polls, the Socialists had a lead with around 31%, but without a majority, necessitating the creation of a coalition. Th ...

, the coalition won 7,7% of the popular vote and 20 of 240 seats

References

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