The Radical Democratic Party ( bg, Радикалдемократическа партия) is a

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. The party was founded in 1902 (other sources: 1905) by Naičo Canov and other dissidents from the

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. It was banned in 1934, revived in 1944 and again banned in 1949. In 1989 the party was re-established. It elected as its leader

Elka Konstantinova Elka Georgieva Konstantinova ( bg, Елка Георгиева Константинова; 25 May 1932 – 12 January 2023) was a Bulgarian literary critic and politician. A member of the Radical Democratic Party, she served as Minister of Cultu ...

. She was succeeded in 1994 by

Aleksander Jordanov Alexander Yordanov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров Йорданов, ''Aleksand'r Aleksandrov Jordanov'', born 13 February 1952) is a Bulgarian literary critic and politician who was elected as a Member of the European ...

, and the party became an affiliated member of the Union of Democratic Forces. In 1995 the party split, with one faction remaining inside the Union of Democratic Forces, and another faction becoming an independent party. Though the party still exists, it lacks its former influence.

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