Bulgarian Euro-Left

The Bulgarian Euro-Left (Bulgarian: Българска Евролевица; transl. Bulgarska Evrolevista - BEL) was a pro-Western social-democratic[1][2] political party in Bulgaria. The party was established on 22 February 1997 in Sofia.[3][4] The party was formed by former members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[5][6]

Bulgarian Euro-Left
Founded1997
IdeologySocial democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism

The party contested the 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.[4][7] Two deputies from the Bulgarian Business Bloc joined the BEL in February 1998.[4]

The BEL was admitted into the Socialist International as an observer affiliate in 1999.[8] The Party was in favour of Bulgaria's ascension to the European Union.[9]

Leadership

References
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  2. Paul Lewis (4 January 2002). Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-134-63437-8.
  3. Janusz Bugajski (2002). Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era. M.E. Sharpe. p. 790. ISBN 978-1-56324-676-0. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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  5. Frederick B. Chary (18 February 2011). The History of Bulgaria. ABC-CLIO. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-313-38446-2. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. Ian Jeffries (26 September 2002). Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-134-56151-3.
  7. Peter Barker (1 January 1998). The Party of Democratic Socialism in Germany: Modern Post-communism Or Nostalgic Populism?. Rodopi. p. 173. ISBN 90-420-0350-2.
  8. "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". www.socialistinternational.org.
  9. Elena A. Iankova (16 April 2009). Business, Government, and EU Accession: Strategic Partnership and Conflict. Lexington Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7391-3057-5.
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