The United Patriots (OP; bg, Обединени Патриоти; ОП, translit=Obedineni Patrioti; OP) was a
nationalist
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electoral alliance
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in
Bulgaria
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formed by three political parties:
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 ...
(IMRO),
Attack (until 25 July 2019), and the
National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria
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 political party in Bulgaria.
History
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(NFSB).
The coalition between the three parties was created by the agreement put forward a joint candidacy for the
2016 presidential election. The coalition's candidates for president and vice president were the then Deputy Chairmen of the
National Assembly
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Krasimir Karakachanov (for President) and
Yavor Notev
Yavor Bozhilov Notev ( bg, Явор Божилов Нотев) is a Bulgarian politician, member of the Bulgarian political party "Attack." He is a deputy in the 43rd National Assembly of Bulgaria.
Biography
Yavor Notev was born on 10 July 1957 ...
(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
Third Borisov Government
The ninety-third Cabinet of Bulgaria took office on May 4, 2017. It was a coalition government that was chaired by Boyko Borisov. The government was formed after the Borisov's party, GERB, won the 2017 parliamentary election. However, GERB won o ...
.
All parties in the coalition were defeated in 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 ...
and failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly.
Electoral history
See also
*
Patriotic Front (Bulgaria)
The Patriotic Front ( bg, Патриотичен фронт) was a nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria around the political parties IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (IMRO) and National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB).
History ...
Nationalist electoral alliance (2016–2017)
References
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2021 disestablishments in Bulgaria
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