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(until 25 July 2019), and the

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(NFSB). The coalition between the three parties was created by the agreement put forward a joint candidacy for the

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. The coalition's candidates for president and vice president were the then Deputy Chairmen of the National Assembly

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(for President) and

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(for Vice President). On July 25, 2019, Volen Siderov, Desislav Chukolov and Pavel Shopov were expelled from the parliamentary group. The coalition was part of the

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. All parties in the coalition were defeated in the

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and failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly.

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