BSP – United Left

BSP – United Left (Bulgarian: БСП – обединена левица, romanized: BSP – Obedinena Levitsa), formerly BSP for Bulgaria (Bulgarian: БСП за България, romanized: BSP za Bŭlgariya) until 2024, is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. A big tent of the democratic socialist left, it is a coalition of communist, left-wing nationalist, green, and social-democratic parties. On European Union politics, the majority of its members hold pro-European views, while a minority hold more Eurosceptic stances. The coalition has gone by multiple names since its foundation.

BSP – United Left БСП – обединена левица
Abbreviation	BSP
Leader	Atanas Zafirov
Parliamentary leader	Borislav Gutsanov [bg][1]
Founded	1991 (1991) (Pre-Electoral Union) 1994 (1994) (Democratic Left) 2001 (2001) (Coalition for Bulgaria) 2014 (2014) (BSP – Left Bulgaria) 2017 (2017) (BSP for Bulgaria) 2024 (2024) (BSP – United Left)
Headquarters	20 Positano Street, Sofia
Ideology	Social democracy[2] Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Social conservatism[3]
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Member parties	see composition
Colours	Red
National Assembly	20 / 240
European Parliament	2 / 17
Sofia City Council	9 / 61
Website
bsp.bg
Politics of Bulgaria Political parties Elections

Members of the coalition

2017 coalition logo

Year Name	Member parties
1991 Pre-Electoral Union[4]	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
1994–1997 Democratic Left	Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski") Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya) "Ecoglasnost" Political Club (Politicheski klub "Ekoglasnost")
2001–2005	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")
2007 European Socialists Platform	Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya). Movement for Social Humanism (Dvizhenie za sotsialen humanizam)
2009	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) New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora) Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)
2013	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) New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora) Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati)
2014 BSP – Left Bulgaria	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) New Dawn [bg] (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)
2017 BSP for Bulgaria[5]	Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski") Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya) Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria) Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost) New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora) Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (Partiya Balgarski sotsialdemokrati) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
April 2021 BSP for Bulgaria	Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (Zemedelski sayuz "Aleksandar Stamboliyski") Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya) Communist Party of Bulgaria (Komunisticheska partiya na Bulgaria) Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost) New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
July 2021 BSP for Bulgaria	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) New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora) Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava) People's Power (Narodna sila) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya") Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto) United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
November 2021 BSP for Bulgaria	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) Bulgarian Spring (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“) New Dawn [bg] (Nova zora) Normal State (Normalna dŭrzhava) People's Power (Narodna sila) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya") Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto) United Bloc of Labour (Obedinen blok na truda)
2022–2023 BSP for Bulgaria	Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya) Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
June 2024 BSP for Bulgaria	Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya) Ecoglasnost (Ekoglasnost) MIR [bg] (MIR) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya")
October 2024 BSP – United Left[6]	Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (Alternativa za balgarsko vazrazhdane) Bulgarian Socialist Party (Balgarska sotsialisticheska partiya) Bulgarian Social Democracy – EuroLeft (Bŭlgarska sotsialdemokratsiya – Evrolevitsa) Bulgarian Spring (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) MIR [bg] (MIR) Movement 21 (Dvizhenie 21) Stand Up.BG (Izpravi se.BG) Political Club "Trakiya" [bg] (Politicheski klub "Trakiya") Union for the Fatherland (Sŭyuz za Otechestvoto)

Election results

National Assembly

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
1991	1,836,050	33.14 (2nd)	106 / 240		Opposition
1994	2,262,943	43.50 (1st)	125 / 240	19	Majority
1997	939,308	22.44 (2nd)	58 / 240	73	Opposition
2001	783,372	17.15 (3rd)	48 / 240	10	Opposition
2005	1,129,196	30.95 (1st)	82 / 240	34	Coalition
2009	748,114	17.70 (2nd)	40 / 240	42	Opposition
2013	942,541	26.61 (1st)	84 / 240	44	Coalition
2014	505,527	15.40 (2nd)	39 / 240	45	Opposition
2017	955,490	27.19 (2nd)	80 / 240	41	Opposition
Apr 2021	480,146	15.01 (3rd)	43 / 240	37	Snap election
Jul 2021	365,695	13.39 (3rd)	36 / 240	7	Snap election
Nov 2021	266,667	10.12 (4th)	26 / 240	9	Coalition
2022	232,958	8.98 (5th)	25 / 240	1	Snap election
2023	225,914	8.94 (5th)	23 / 240	2	Opposition
Jun 2024	151,557	6.85 (5th)	19 / 240	4	Snap election
Oct 2024	184,403	7.32 (5th)	20 / 240	1

References

1. https://parliament.bg/bg/parliamentarygroups/3361 ПАРЛАМЕНТАРНА ГРУПА "БСП ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ"
2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe.
3. "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies.
4. "1991 Parliamentary Elections". University of Essex. Archived from the original on 27 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
5. "Bulgarian Socialist Party signs election coalition deal with five parties including communists". The Sofia Globe. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
6. Dnevnik.bg (2024-09-05). "Съдебните битки в БСП не спряха коалиционното споразумение за голямо ляво обединение". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-05.

External links

• BSP official website