The Agrarian People's Union (; 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 and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

agrarian party in

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. It was founded in 1996 by a faction of the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union led by Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser. It contested the parliamentary election in 1997 and 2001 within the center-right

United Democratic Forces The United Democratic Forces (, ОДС/ODS) were a center-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Union of Democratic Forces. Members of the coalition 1997 * Union of Democratic Forces (''Sayuz na Demokratichnite Sili'') * Bulgarian ...

. In 2005 it was part of the

Bulgarian People's Union The Bulgarian People's Union () 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 seats. The Union was composed by the Bulgarian ...

, that won at the

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, 25 June 2005, 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats. A considerable group around the former party leader Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser left the ZNS in 2008 and founded the United Agrarians. The party is a former observer of the

Centrist Democrat International The Centrist Democrat International (CDI; , IDC) is a political international inspired by the values of Christian democracy. Until 2001, it was known as the Christian Democrat International (CDI); before 1999, it was known as the Christian Demo ...

(CDI).

Election results

National Assembly

European Parliament

External links

Official website
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