Bulgarian Social Democratic Union

The Bulgarian Social Democratic Union (Bulgarian: Български социалдемократически съюз) was a Bulgarian leftist group founded in 1892.^[1][2]

Bulgarian Social Democratic Union Български социалдемократически съюз
Founded	1892 (1892)
Dissolved	1894 (1894)
Succeeded by	BRSDP
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red
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History

In 1892 a group, led by Yanko Sakazov, founded a reformist organization, the Bulgarian Social Democratic Union (hence their name, Unionists). This group was opposed by another one, marxist Bulgarian Socialdemocratic Party (later called Partists), which was headed by Dimitar Blagoev. In 1894, Blagoev’s supporters agreed to unite with the Unionists in the interests of working class unity and took the name Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party. The First Congress (July 1894), at which the Unionists were in the majority, adopted a program and statutes that were primarily reformist. They gained the majority in the leadership.

References

1. Heumos, Peter. Europäischer Sozialismus im Kalten Krieg: Briefe und Berichte 1944–1948. Frankfurt/Main [u.a.]: Campus-Verlag, 2004. p. 55.
2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019-06-05). Parties and Elections in Europe: Parliamentary Elections and Governments since 1945, European Parliament Elections, Political Orientation and History of Parties. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783732292509.