Bulgarian New Democracy

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Bulgarian New Democracy (Bulgarian: Българска Нова Демокрация, БНД) is a political faction in the Bulgarian National Assembly formed on 2007-12-05 by fourteen dissenters of the National Movement for Stability and Progress who claim that their former party has lost its liberal roots.^[1]^[2] The faction may grow to about twenty MPs, but it is not expected to threaten the ruling government's majority.^[3] The leader of the faction is Borislav Ralchev.

The faction did not immediately decide whether it will found its own party or whether it will join an existing party — most likely the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria^[4] —, but it announced that the voters would have the final word on that before the next elections are held in 2009.^[5] In the end, the party was formally established as a separate party on 11 May 2008, positioning itself in the centre-right and hoping to establish alliances with other centre-right parties.^[6]

Before the official announcement of the faction's foundation, European Liberal Initiative had been mentioned as a possible name.^[7]

In January 2008, BND suggested it may ally with the United Democratic Forces to form a new, right-wing movement.^[8]

Election results

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2017^[a]	Borislav Velikov	107,407	3.06 (#6)	0 / 240	New	Extra-parliamentary
Apr 2021	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2022	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2023	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2024^[b]	Borislav Velikov	33,613	1.52 (#9)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary

^ Run as part of the Reformist Bloc coalition.
^ Run as part of the Blue Bulgaria coalition.

References

^ Bulgaria: Another MP out of Bulgaria' Ex-king Party
^ New parliamentary group emerges in Bulgarian politics (SETimes.com)
^ Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Ex-King Party Dissenters Set up New Parliamentary Group
^ FOCUS Information Agency
^ Bulgaria: King's Mavericks Leader: New Party? Bulgarian Voters will Decide!
^ Bulgarian New Democracy party officially established (SETimes.com)
^ New political group may join Bulgarian parliament next week (SETimes.com)
^ Bulgaria's GERB to join European People's Party in early February (SETimes.com)

v t e Political parties in Bulgaria
National Assembly (240 seats)	GERB—SDS 68; GERB SDS Movement for Rights and Freedoms (44) PP–DB 41; PP DaB! DSB ZD SEC Volt Revival (38) BSP for Bulgaria 19; BSP Ecoglasnost PK "Trakiya" There Is Such a People (17) Velichie (13)
European Parliament (17 seats)	GERB—SDS 5; GERB SDS Movement for Rights and Freedoms (3) PP–DB 3; PP DSB Revival (3) BSP for Bulgaria 2; BSP There Is Such a People (1)
Unrepresented	Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" Alternative for Bulgarian Revival Attack Bulgaria for Citizens Movement Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Bulgarian Communist Party (modern) Bulgarian Left Bulgarian National Unification Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy Bulgarian New Democracy Bulgarian Progressive Line Bulgarian Rise Bulgarian Social Democracy – EuroLeft Bulgarian Summer Civil Union "Roma" Communist Party of Bulgaria Ecoglasnost Green Party of Bulgaria Lider Movement 21 Movement for an Equal Public Model National Democratic Party National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland National Movement for Stability and Progress Nationalist Party of Bulgaria Party of the Bulgarian Communists People's Voice Political Movement "Social Democrats" Reload Bulgaria Republicans for Bulgaria Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland Stand Up.BG The Left! The Other Bulgaria Union of Communists in Bulgaria Union of Free Democrats Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense"
Defunct	Alternative Social-Liberal Party Bulgarian Business Bloc Bulgarian Communist Party Bulgarian Communist Party – Marxists Bulgarian Euro-Left National Socialist Bulgarian Workers Party Bulgarian People's Union Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) Bulgarian United Communist Party Communist Workers' Party of Bulgaria Conservative Party Constitutional Bloc Democratic Alliance George Ganchev's Bloc Liberal Party Liberal Party (Radoslavists) Movement for Social Humanism National Ideal for Unity National Liberal Party National Social Movement Order, Law and Justice Patriotic Front Patriotic Party of Labour People for Real, Open and United Democracy People's Alliance People's Liberal Party People's Party Progressive Liberal Party Reformist Bloc Social Democratic Union 'Proletarian' United Labour Social Democratic Party United Patriots United People's Progressive Party Young Liberals Party Zveno
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