Union of Free Democrats
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Union of Free Democrats Съюз на свободните демократи | |
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| Leader | Radoslav Katsarov |
| Founder | Stefan Sofiyanski |
| Founded | December 9, 2001 |
| Split from | Union of Democratic Forces |
| Headquarters | Sofia |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] to right-wing[2] |
| National affiliation | United Democratic Forces (2001) Bulgarian People's Union (2005) Bulgarian Rise (2022) Free Voters(2024) |
| Colours | Blue |
| National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 17 |
| Website | |
| ssd.bg | |
The Union of Free Democrats (Bulgarian: Съюз на свободните демократи, Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati) is a conservative political party in Bulgaria, led by Stefan Sofiyanski. It contested the 2001 elections as part of the United Democratic Forces electoral alliance, which picked up 51 of 240 seats. It joined the Bulgarian People's Union, that at the 2005 Bulgarian parliamentary election won 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats.
Election results
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[edit]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 2005[a] | Stefan Sofiyanski | 830,338 | 18.18 (#2) | 0 / 240
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2005[b] | 189,268 | 5.19 (#7) | 0 / 240
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| 2009 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| 2013 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| 2014 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| 2017 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| Apr 2021 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| Jul 2021 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| Nov 2021[c] | Milan Milanov | 673,170 | 25.32 (#1) | 0 / 240
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| 2022[d] | Radoslav Katsarov | 115,872 | 4.47 (#7) | 0 / 240
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| 2023 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| Jun 2024 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| Oct 2024[e] | Radoslav Katsarov | 6,293 | 0.25 (#15) | 0 / 240
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- ^ Run as part of the United Democratic Forces coalition.
- ^ Run as part of the Bulgarian People's Union coalition.
- ^ Run as part of the We Continue the Change coalition.
- ^ Run as part of the Bulgarian Rise coalition.
- ^ Run as part of the Free Voters coalition (ZS, RzB and SSD).
References
[edit]- ^ "APPENDIX A5" (PDF). European Social Survey. 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Bulgarien im ersten Jahr der Regierung von Ex-König Simeon Sakskoburggotski". Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links
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