Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic

The Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic (Bulgarian: Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република, romanized: Lyav sŭyuz za chista i svyata republika, LSCHSR) was a Bulgarian left-wing nationalist electoral alliance which ran in the July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election.

Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република Lyav sŭyuz za chista i svyata republika
Abbreviation	LSCHSR
Leader	Ivan Atanasov [1]
Founder	Zhan Videnov[1]
Founded	24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)
Ideology	Left-wing nationalism Socialism Factions: Communism Marxism–Leninism National conservatism
Political position	Left-wing to Far-left
Member parties	BPL Bulgarian Way BRSP[2] Che Guevara Movement[3] Left Alternative PBK Revival of the Fatherland
Colours	Red
National Assembly	0 / 240
Website
lschsr.com
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History

In May, 2021, former Bulgarian Prime Minister, Zhan Videnov, announced his intention to form a new party called "Left Alternative", justifying his decision by the poor electoral results of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.^[4] The party announced its intention to participate in a broad left-wing coalition during the upcoming parliamentary elections.^[4]

On the 23d of May, Videnov presented the alliance, composed of the following parties: Bulgarian Progressive Line, the Left Alternative, the Party of the Bulgarian Communists, the Socialist Party "Bulgarian Way", and the more conservative Revival of the Fatherland.^[5] Former BSP MP and Videnov ally, Ivan Atanasov, was selected as the alliance's leader, while Videnov assumed the role of organisational secretary.^[1]

Election results

National Assembly of Bulgaria

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2021 (July)	10,309	0.37	0 / 240	New	Extra-parliamentary