Bulgarian Euro-Left

The Bulgarian Euro-Left ( bg, Българска Евролевица, translit=Bulgarska Evrolevitsa; BEL) is a pro-Western social democracy, social-democratic List of political parties in Bulgaria, political party in Bulgaria. The party was established on 22 February 1997 in Sofia. The party was formed by former members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.

The party contested the 1997 Bulgarian parliamentary election, April 1997 parliamentary election as the Civil Union for the Republic – Bulgarian Euro-Left, winning 5.5% of the vote and 14 seats in the National Assembly (Bulgaria), National Assembly. Two deputies from the Bulgarian Business Bloc joined the BEL in February 1998.

The BEL was admitted into the Socialist International as an observer affiliate in 1999. The party was in favour of Bulgaria's 2007 enlargement of the European Union, accession to the European Union.

Leadership

*Chairman: Aleksandar Tomov (politician), Aleksandar Tomov

Election results

National Assembly

European Parliament

References

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1997 establishments in Bulgaria
Political parties established in 1997
Pro-European political parties in Bulgaria
Social democratic parties in Bulgaria