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'', BZNS-NS), is a

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

agrarian Agrarian means pertaining to agriculture, farmland, or rural areas. Agrarian may refer to: Political philosophy *Agrarianism *Agrarian law, Roman laws regulating the division of the public lands *Agrarian reform *Agrarian socialism Society ...

party 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 Mac ...

. It was founded in 1996 by a faction of the

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

led by

Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser Anastasia Georgieva Dimitrova-Moser ( bg, Анастасия Георгиева Димитрова-Мозер; born 30 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union. Biography Dimitrova was born on 30 June 1937 ...

. It contested the parliamentary election in 1997 and 2001 within the center-right

United Democratic Forces The United Democratic Forces ( bg, Обединени Демократични Сили, ОДС/ODS) were a center-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Union of Democratic Forces. Members of the coalition 1997 * Union of Democrati ...

. In 2005 it was part of the

Bulgarian People's Union The Bulgarian People's Union ( bg, Български народен съюз) was a centre-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria. It contested only one legislative election: that on 25 June 2005. It won 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 ...

, that won at the

legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

, 25 June 2005, 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats. A considerable group around the former party leader

left the ZNS in 2008 and founded the

United Agrarians The United Agrarians ( bg, Обединени земеделци) are a political party in Bulgaria. The conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional instituti ...

. The party is a former observer of the

Centrist Democrat International The Centrist Democrat International ( es, Internacional Demócrata de Centro) is a Christian-democratic political international. Until 2001, it was known as the Christian Democrat International (CDI); before 1999, it was known as the Christian ...

(CDI).

External links

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