The Bulgarian People's Union ( bg, Български народен съюз) was a
centre-right
Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and m ...
electoral alliance
An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.
E ...
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 contested only one
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 ...
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 Agrarian People's Union-People's Union ( bg, link=no, Български Земеделски Народен Съюз-Народен Съюз), the
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 ...
( bg, link=no, Ватрешна Македонска Револуционна Организация-Българско Национално Движение) and the
Union of Free Democrats
The Union of Free Democrats ( bg, Съюз на свободните демократи, ''Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati'') is a conservative political party in Bulgaria, led by Stefan Sofiyanski. It contested the 2001 elections as part of the U ...
(''Съюз на свободните демократи'').
In 2006 several corruption scandals were connected to the leader of BPU – the former mayor of capital city of Sofia –
Stefan Sofiyanski
Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski ( bg, Стефан Антонов Софиянски ) (born November 7, 1951) is a Bulgarian politician who served as interim Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 1997 and was a three-term Mayor of Sofia. He was a leading member ...
. Political surveys in 2006 showed seriously decreasing support for the BPU.
The alliance disbanded later that year.
References
Agrarian parties in Bulgaria
Conservative parties in Bulgaria
Defunct political party alliances in Bulgaria
Nationalist parties in Bulgaria
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