BSP – United Left (), formerly BSP for Bulgaria () until 2024, is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. It is left-wing populist, socially conservative and pro-European. It includes pro-Russian and nationalist parties.

Members of the coalition

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!Year<br/>Name

!Member parties

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|style="text-align:center;"|1991<br/>Pre-Electoral Union

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  • BLP
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Българска социалистическа партия)
  • Christian Republican Party (Християнска републиканска партия)
  • Era-3
  • FBSM
  • National Liberal Party–Stefan Stambolov (Националлиберална партия)
  • Patriotic Party of Labour (Отечествена партия на труда)
  • PKhZhD
  • SDPD
  • SMS

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|style="text-align:center;"|1994–1997<br/>Democratic Left

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  • Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • "Ecoglasnost" Political Club (Politicheski klub "Ekoglasnost")

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|style="text-align:center;"|2001–2005<br/>Coalition for Bulgaria

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  • Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya).
  • Civil Union "Roma" (Grazhdansko obedinenie "Roma")
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Green Party of Bulgaria (Zelena partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)
  • Political Movement "Social Democrats" (Politichesko dvizhenie "Sotsialdemokrati")

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|style="text-align:center;"|2007<br/>European Socialists Platform

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  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya).
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)

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|style="text-align:center;"|2009<br/>Coalition for Bulgaria

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  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya).
  • Civil Union "Roma" (Grazhdansko obedinenie "Roma")
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)

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|style="text-align:center;"|2013<br/>Coalition for Bulgaria

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  • Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya).
  • Civil Union "Roma" (Grazhdansko obedinenie "Roma")
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • European Security and Integration (Evropeyska sigurnost i integratsiya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)

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|style="text-align:center;"|2014<br/>BSP – Left Bulgaria

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  • Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya).
  • Civil Union "Roma" (Grazhdansko obedinenie "Roma")
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • European Security and Integration (Evropeyska sigurnost i integratsiya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)
  • Party of the Bulgarian Communists (Partiya na balgarskite komunisti)
  • Social Democrats (Sotsialdemokrati)
  • Union of Communists in Bulgaria (Sayuz na komunistite v Balgariya)
  • United Social Democracy (Obedinena sotsialdemokratsiya)

|-

|style="text-align:center;"|2017<br/>BSP for Bulgaria

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  • Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")

|-

|style="text-align:center;"|April 2021<br/>BSP for Bulgaria

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  • Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski")
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • (Nova zora)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")

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|style="text-align:center;"|July 2021<br/>BSP for Bulgaria

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  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Bulgarian Left (Bǎlgarskata levitsa)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Council of the European Scientific and Cultural Community (Sŭvet na evropeĭskata nauchna i kulturna obshtnost)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • Federation of Consumers in Bulgaria (Federatsiya na potrebitelite v Bŭlgariya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement of Non-Party Candidates (Dvizhenie na nepartiĭnite kandidati)
  • National Committee for the Protection of National Interests (Obshtonaroden komitet za zashtita na nats. interesi)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)

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|style="text-align:center;"|November 2021<br/>BSP for Bulgaria

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  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (партия Български социалдемократи)
  • Bulgarian Left (Bǎlgarskata levitsa)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • (Bŭlgarskata prolet)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Council of the European Scientific and Cultural Community (Sŭvet na evropeĭskata nauchna i kulturna obshtnost)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • Federation of Consumers in Bulgaria (Federatsiya na potrebitelite v Bŭlgariya)
  • For Social and Civic Development (Za sotsialno i grazhdansko razvitie)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement of Non-Party Candidates (Dvizhenie na nepartiĭnite kandidati)
  • National Committee for the Protection of National Interests (Obshtonaroden komitet za zashtita na nats. interesi)
  • National Syndicate "Protection" (Natsionalen sindikat „Zashtita“)
  • (Nova zora)
  • Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava)
  • People's Power (Narodna sila)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)
  • United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)

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|style="text-align:center;"|2022–2023<br/>BSP for Bulgaria

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  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")

|-

|style="text-align:center;"|June 2024<br/>BSP for Bulgaria

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  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • (MIR)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")

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|style="text-align:center;"|October 2024<br/>BSP – United Left

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  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Bulgarian Social Democracy – EuroLeft (Bŭlgarska sotsialdemokratsiya – Evrolevitsa)
  • (Bŭlgarskata prolet)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • European Security and Integration (Evropeyska sigurnost i integratsiya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • Movement 21 (Dvizhenie 21)
  • Stand Up.BG (Izpravi se.BG)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)

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|style="text-align:center;"|2026<br/>BSP – United Left

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  • Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane)
  • Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya)
  • Bulgarian Social Democracy – EuroLeft (Bŭlgarska sotsialdemokratsiya – Evrolevitsa)
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria)
  • Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost)
  • European Security and Integration (Evropeyska sigurnost i integratsiya)
  • Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
  • (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
  • (Podem)
  • Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)

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Election results

National Assembly

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Election

!Votes

!%

!Seats

!+/–

!Government

|-

!1991

|1,836,050

|33.14 (2nd)

|

|

|

|-

!1994

|2,262,943

|43.50 (1st)

|

| 19

|

|-

!1997

|939,308

|22.44 (2nd)

|

| 73

|

|-

!2001

|783,372

|17.15 (3rd)

|

| 10

|

|-

!2005

|1,129,196

|30.95 (1st)

|

| 34

|

|-

!2009

|748,114

|17.70 (2nd)

|

| 42

|

|-

!2013

|942,541

|26.61 (1st)

|

| 44

|

|-

!2014

|505,527

|15.40 (2nd)

|

| 45

|

|-

!2017

|955,490

|27.19 (2nd)

|

| 41

|

|-

!Apr 2021

|480,146

|15.01 (3rd)

|

| 37

|

|-

!Jul 2021

|365,695

|13.39 (3rd)

|

| 7

|

|-

!Nov 2021

|266,667

|10.12 (4th)

|

| 9

|

|-

!2022

|232,958

|8.98 (5th)

|

| 1

|

|-

!2023

|225,914

|8.94 (5th)

|

| 2

|

|-

!Jun 2024

|151,557

|6.85 (5th)

|

| 4

|

|-

!Oct 2024

|184,403

|7.32 (5th)

|

|

|

|-

!2026

|97,753

|2.97 (8th)

|

| 19

|

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See also

  • Fatherland Front (Bulgaria)
  • The Left (Bulgaria)
  • Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic
  • Solidary Bulgaria

References

  • BSP official website