Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Bulgarian Socialist Party Българска социалистическа партия
Leader	Sergei Stanishev
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Sofia
Ideology	Social democracy, Democratic socialism
International affiliation	Socialist international
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
European Parliament Group	Party of European Socialists
Official colours	Red
Website
http://www.bsp.bg/

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. It was formed in 1990 in post-communist Bulgaria, following the decision of the Bulgarian Communist Party to abandon Marxism-Leninism. The BSP is a member of the Socialist International and is led by Sergei Stanishev. The party has its powerbase in the traditionally socialist rural areas.

In the 2001 parliamentary elections it was part of the Coalition for Bulgaria alliance which picked up 48 of 240 seats in the National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie), having attracted 17.1% of the popular vote. The current Bulgarian president, Georgi Parvanov, is a member and former chairman of the party. At the last legislative elections, held on 25 June 2005 the Coalition won 33.98% of the popular vote and 82 out of 240 seats.

The direction the party took after the 2005 elections is more consistent with right wing policies (10% flat tax, trimming down governmental assistance programs, etc.). The party (or its elected officials) also received large contributions from prominent businessmen, often suspected of (or charged with) criminal activity ^[1].

[edit] List of chairmen

• Aleksandar Lilov (1990–1991)
• Zhan Videnov (1991–1996)
• Georgi Parvanov (1996–2001)
• Sergei Stanishev (2001–)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Bulgarian Subject Files Open Society Archives, Budapest

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