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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. Also visit a detailed page on Bulgarian Governments since 1986 to know more about the ruling parties.
Late parties:
BKP: Bulgarian Communist Part - Zveno: People's League 'Zveno'
Current parties:
ABV: Alternative for Bulgarian Revival - Ataka: National Union 'Attack' (coalition) - BV: Bulgarian Rise - BZNS: Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union (original) - BSP: Bulgarian Socialist Party - DB: Democratic Bulgaria (coalition) - DPS: Movement for Rights and Freedoms - DSB: Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria - GERB: Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria - IS.BG: Stand Up.BG (Stand Up Bulgaria) - ITN: There Is Such A People - NDSV: National Movement Simeon II (renamed National Movement for Stability and Progress in 2007) - PP: We Continue the Change - RB: Reformist Block (coalition of SDS, BZNS and DSB) - SDS: Union of Democratic Forces - Vazrazhdane: Revival - VMRO-BND: Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Bulgarian National Movement (member of the United Patriots coalition)
Heads of State
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King
Simeon II 28 Aug 1943 - 15 Sep 1946
Chairman of the Provisional Presidency
Vasil Petrov Kolarov 15 Sep 1946 - 9 Dec 1947 (1950) BKP
Chairmen of the Presidium of the National Assembly
Mincho Kolev Neychev 9 Dec 1947 - 28 May 1950 (1956) BKP
Georgi Purvanov Damyanov 28 May 1950 - 27 Nov 1958 (1958) BKP
Georgi Kulishev Gugov + (1974) BKP
Nikolay Georgiev Ivanov 28 Nov 1958 - 1 Dec 1958 (1987) BKP (acting)
Dimitur Ganev Vurbanov 1 Dec 1958 - 20 Apr 1964 (1964) BKP
Georgi Kulishev Gugov + (1974) BKP
Nikolay Georgiev Ivanov 20 Apr 1964 - 23 Apr 1964 (1987) BKP (acting)
Georgi Traykov Girovski 23 Apr 1964 - 7 Jul 1971 (1975) BKP
Chairmen of the Council of State
Todor Khristov Zhivkov 7 Jul 1971 - 17 Nov 1989 (1998) BKP
Petur Toshev Mladenov 17 Nov 1989 - 3 Apr 1990 (2000) BKP
Presidents of the Republic
Petur Toshev Mladenov 3 Apr 1990 - 6 Jul 1990 (2000) n/p
Stanko Todorov Georgiev 6 Jul 1990 - 17 Jul 1990 (1996) n/p (acting)
Nikolay Todorov Todorov 17 Jul 1990 - 1 Aug 1990 (2003) n/p (acting)
Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev 1 Aug 1990 - 22 Jan 1997 (2015) SDS
Petur Stefanov Stoyanov 22 Jan 1997 - 22 Jan 2002 SDS
Georgi Sedefchov Purvanov 22 Jan 2002 - 22 Jan 2012 BSP
Rosen Asenov Plevneliev 22 Jan 2012 - 22 Jan 2017 GERB
Rumen Georgiev Radev 22 Jan 2017 - n/p
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Prime Ministers
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Kimon Gheorgiev Stoyanov 9 Sep 1944 - 23 Nov 1946 (1969) Zveno
Georgi Mihaylov Dimitrov 23 Nov 1946 - 2 Jul 1949 (1949) BKP
Vasil Petrov Kolarov 20 Jul 1949 - 23 Jan 1950 (1950) BKP
Vulko Velov Chervenkov 3 Feb 1950 - 18 Apr 1956 (1980) BKP
Anton Tanev Yugov 18 Apr 1956 - 27 Nov 1962 (1991) BKP
Todor Khristov Zhivkov 27 Nov 1962 - 9 Jul 1971 (1998) BKP
Stanko Todorov Georgiev 9 Jul 1971 - 16 Jun 1981 (1996) BKP
Grisha Stanchev Filipov 16 Jun 1981 - 21 Mar 1986 (1994) BKP
Georgi Ivanov Atanasov 21 Mar 1986 - 8 Feb 1990 (2022) BKP
Andrey Karlov Lukanov 8 Feb 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 (1996) BSP
Dimitur Iliev Popov 20 Dec 1990 - 8 Nov 1991 (2015) n/p
Filip Dimitrov Dimitrov 8 Nov 1991 - 30 Dec 1992 SDS
Lyuben Borisov Berov 30 Dec 1992 - 17 Oct 1994 (2006) n/p
Reneta Ivanova Indzhova 17 Oct 1994 - 25 Jan 1995 n/p (interim)
Zhan Vasilev Videnov 25 Jan 1995 - 12 Feb 1997 BSP
Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski 12 Feb 1997 - 21 May 1997 SDS (interim)
Ivan Yordanov Kostov 21 May 1997 - 24 Jul 2001 SDS
Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski 24 Jul 2001 - 16 Aug 2005 NDSV
Sergey Dimitrievich Stanishev 16 Aug 2005 - 27 Jul 2009 BSP
Boyko Metodiev Borisov 27 Jul 2009 - 13 Mar 2013 GERB
Marin Raykov Nikolov 13 Mar 2013 - 29 May 2013 n/p (interim)
Plamen Vasilev Oresharski 29 May 2013 - 6 Aug 2014 n/p
Georgi Petkov Bliznashki 6 Aug 2014 - 7 Nov 2014 n/p (interim)
Boyko Metodiev Borisov 7 Nov 2014 - 27 Jan 2017 GERB
Ognyan Stefanov Gerdzhikov 27 Jan 2017 - 4 May 2017 NDSV (interim)
Boyko Metodiev Borisov 4 May 2017 - 12 May 2021 GERB
Stefan Dinchev Yanev 12 May 2021 - 13 Dec 2021 n/p (interim)
Kiril Petkov Petkov 13 Dec 2021 - 2 Aug 2022 PP
Gulub Spasov Donev 2 Aug 2022 - 6 Jun 2023 n/p (interim)
Nikolay Denkov Denkov 6 Jun 2023 - PP
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Leaders of the BKP
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First Secretaries
Traicho Kostov Dzhunev Feb 1945 - Aug 1948 (1949)
Georgi Mihaylov Dimitrov 11 Aug 1948 - 2 Jul 1949 (1949)
Georgi Cankov Veselinov + (1990) (acting)
Vulko Velov Chervenkov 2 Jul 1949 - Jul 1949 (1980) (acting)
Vasil Petrov Kolarov Jul 1949 - 23 Jan 1950 (1950)
Dimitur Dimov Dimitrov + (1968) (acting)
Vulko Velov Chervenkov + (1980) (acting)
Ruben Avramov Levi 23 Jan 1950 - 8 Nov 1950 (1988) (acting)
Vulko Velov Chervenkov 8 Nov 1950 - 4 Mar 1954 (1980)
Todor Khristov Zhivkov 4 Mar 1954 - 4 Apr 1981 (1998)
General Secretaries
Todor Khristov Zhivkov 4 Apr 1981 - 10 Nov 1989 (1998)
Petur Toshev Mladenov 10 Nov 1989 - 2 Feb 1990 (2000)
Chairman
Aleksander Vasilev Lilov 2 Feb 1990 - 3 Apr 1990 (2013)
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History of the BKP: 1891-1894: Bulgarian Social Democratic Party; 1894-1903: Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party; 1903-1919: Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party-"Narrow Socialists" (main split); 1919-1938: Bulgarian Communist Party(Narrow Socialists); 1938-1948: Bulgarian Workers' Party (from the merger of BKP(NS) and the Workers' Party); since 1948, Bulgarian Communist Party from the merger of BWP and the Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party. Transformed itself into BSP on 3 Apr 1990.
Presidents of the National Assembly
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Vasil Petrov Kolarov 15 Dec 1945 - 9 Dec 1947 (1950) BKP
Rayko Damyanov Raykov 9 Dec 1947 - 21 Oct 1949 (1986) BKP
Ferdinand Todorov Kozovski 1 Feb 1950 - 12 Sep 1965 (1965) BKP
Sava Tsolov Ganovski 6 Dec 1965 - 18 May 1971 (1993) BKP
Georgi Traykov Girovski 7 Jul 1971 - 27 Apr 1972 (1975) BKP
Vladimir Bonev Amijin 27 Apr 1972 - 16 Jun 1981 (1990) BKP
Stanko Todorov Georgiev 16 Jun 1981 - 17 Jul 1990 (1996) BKP
Nikolay Todorov Todorov 17 Jul 1990 - 4 Nov 1991 (2003) n/p
Stefan Dimitrov Savov 4 Nov 1991 - 24 Sep 1992 (2000) SDS
Snezhana Botusharova 24 Sep 1992 - 5 Nov 1992 (acting)
Aleksander Yordanov Aleksandrov 5 Nov 1992 - 12 Jan 1995 SDS
Blagovest Hristov Sendov 12 Jan 1995 - 7 May 1997 (2020) BSP
Yordan Georgiev Sokolov 7 May 1997 - 5 Jul 2001 (2016) SDS
Ognyan Stefanov Gerdzhikov 5 Jul 2001 - 4 Feb 2005 NDSV
Kamelia Kasabova 4 Feb 2005 - 23 Feb 2005 (acting)
Borislav Lyubenov Velikov 23 Feb 2005 - 11 Jul 2005 NDSV
Georgi Georgiev Pirinski 11 Jul 2005 - 14 Jul 2009 BSP
Tsetska Tsacheva Dangovska 14 Jul 2009 - 21 May 2013 GERB
Mihail Raykov Mikov 21 May 2013 - 27 Oct 2014 BSP
Tsetska Tsacheva Dangovska 27 Oct 2014 - 26 Jan 2017 GERB
imitur Borisov Glavchev 19 Apr 2017 - 17 Nov 2017 GERB
Tsveta Valcheva Karayancheva 17 Nov 2017 - 25 Mar 2021 GERB
Iva Miteva Yordanova-Rupcheva 15 Apr 2021 - 3 Dec 2021 ITN
Nikola Georgiev Minchev 3 Dec 2021 - 16 Jun 2022 PP
Miroslav Nikolayev Ivanov 16 Jun 2022 - 19 Oct 2022 PP (acting)
Vezhdi Letif Rashidov 19 Oct 2022 - 3 Feb 2023 GERB (acting to 21 Oct 2022)
Rosen Dimitrov Zhelyazkov 3 Feb 2023 - GERB
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Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Petko Stoyanov Staynov 1944-1946 (1972) Zveno
Georgi Kulishev Gugov 1946 (1974) Zveno
Kimon Gheorgiev Stoyanov 1946-1947 (1968) Zveno
Vasil Petrov Kolarov 1947-1949 (1950) BKP
Vladimir Tomov Poptomov 1949-1950 (1952) BKP
Mincho Kolev Neychev 1950-1956 (1956) BKP
Karlo Todorov Lukanov 1956-1962 (1982) BKP
Ivan Khristo Bashev 1962-1971 (1971) BKP
Petur Toshev Mladenov 1971-1989 (2000) BKP
Boyko Georgiev Dimitrov 1989-1990 BKP
Lyuben Stoyanov Gotsev 1990 (2020) BKP
Viktor Georgiev Vulkov 1990-1991 (2022) BZNS
Stoyan Dimitrov Ganev 1991-1992 (2013) SDS
Lyuben Borisov Berov 1992-1993 (2006) n/p
Stanislav Penkov Daskalov 1993-1994 n/p
Ivan Ivanov Stanchov 1994-1995 (2021) n/p (interim)
Georgi Georgiev Pirinski 1995-1996 BSP
Irina Georgieva Bokova 1996-1997 BSP (acting)
Stoyan Zhivkov Stalev 1997 n/p (interim)
Nadezhda Nikolova Mihaylova 1997-2001 SDS
Solomon Isak Passy 2001-2005 NDSV
Ivaylo Georgiev Kalfin 2005-2009 BSP
Rumiana Ruseva Jeleva 2009-2010 GERB
Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov 2010-2013 GERB
Marin Raykov Nikolov 2013 n/p (interim)
Kristian Ivanov Vigenin 2013-2014 BSP
Daniel Pavlov Mitov 2014-2017 n/p (interim to 2014)
Radi Naidenov 2017 n/p (interim)
Ekaterina Gecheva-Zakharieva 2017-2021 n/p
Svetlan Stoev 2021 n/p (interim)
Teodora Dimitrova Genchovska 2021-2022 ITN
Nikolay Milkov Milkov 2022-2023 n/p (interim)
Ivan Stoyanov Kondov 2023 n/p (interim)
Mariya Ivanova Gabriel 2023- GERB
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Ministers of Defence
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Damyan Damyanov Velchev 1944-1946 (1954) Zveno
Kimon Gheorgiev Stoyanov 1946 (1969) Zveno
Georgi Purvanov Damyanov 1946-1950 (1958) BKP
Petur Pavlov Panchevski 1950-1958 (1982) BKP
Ivan Mihaylov Popov 1958-1962 (1982) BKP
Dobri Marinov Dzhurov 1962-1990 (2002) BKP
Yordan Zhekov Mutafchiev 1990-1991 (2015) BKP/BSP
Dimitur Petrov Ludzhiev 1991-1992 SDS
Aleksandur A. Staliyski 1992 (2004) SDS
Valentin Georgiev Aleksandrov 1992-1994 (2008) n/p
Boyko Nikolov Noev 1994-1995 n/p (interim)
Dimitur Nikolov Pavlov 1995-1997 (2019) n/p
Georgi Germanov Ananiev 1997-1999 (2021) SDS
Boyko Nikolov Noev 1999-2001 n/p
Nikolay Avramov Svinarov 2001-2005 NDSV
Veselin Vitanov Bliznakov 2005-2008 NDSV
Nikolay Georgiev Tsonev 2008-2009 n/p
Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov 2009-2010 GERB
Anyu Angelov Zapryanov 2010-2013 military
Todor Tagarev 2013 n/p (interim)
Angel Petrov Naidenov 2013-2014 BSP
Velizar Shalamanov 2014 n/p (interim)
Nikolay Nankov Nenchev 2014-2017 BZNS/RB
Stefan Dinchev Yanev 2017 n/p (interim)
Krasimir Donchev Karakachanov 2017-2021 VMRO-BND
Georgi Velikov Panayotov 2021 n/p (interim)
Stefan Dinchev Yanev 2021-2022 n/p
Dragomir Zakov 2022 n/p
Dimitur Stoyanov 2022-2023 n/p (interim)
Todor Dimitrov Tagarev 2023- n/p
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Ministers of the Interior
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Anton Tanev Yugov 1944-1949 (1991) BKP
Rusi Hristozov Gospodinov 1949-1951 (1990) BKP
Georgi Tsankov Ivanov 1951-1962 (1990) BKP
Diko Dimitrov Dikov 1962-1968 (1985) BKP
Angel Ivanov Solakov 1968-1971 (1998) BKP
Angel Minev Tsanev 1971-1973 (2003) BKP
Dimitur Ivanov Stoyanov 1973-1988 (1999) BKP
Georgi Sotirov Tanev 1988-1989 BKP
Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev 1989-1990 (2015) BKP
Stoyan Peykov Stoyanov 1990 BKP (acting)
Pencho Stoyanov Penev 1990 n/p
Hristo Veselinov Danov 1990-1991 (2003) n/p
Yordan Georgiev Sokolov 1991-1992 (2016) SDS
Viktor Neykov Mihaylov 1992-1994 n/p
Chavdar Velyov Chervenkov 1994-1995 n/p (interim)
Lyubomir Todorov Nachev 1995-1996 (2006) BSP
Nikolay Kirilov Dobrev 1996-1997 (1999) BSP
Bogomil Angelov Bonev 1997-1999 n/p
Emanuil Nikolov Yordanov 1999-2001 SDS
Georgi Petrov Petkanov 2001-2005 (2015) NDSV
Rumen Yordanov Petkov 2005-2008 BSP
Mihail Raykov Mikov 2008-2009 BSP
Tsvetan Genchev Tsvetanov 2009-2013 GERB
Petya Purvanova 2013 n/p (interim)
Tsvetlin Yovchev 2013-2014 BSP
Yordan Ivanov Bakalov 2014 n/p (interim)
Veselin Borislavov Vuchkov 2014-2015 GERB
Rumyana Gencheva Bachvarova 2015-2017 GERB
Plamen Dimitrov Uzunov 2017 n/p (interim)
Valentin Ivanov Radev 2017-2018 GERB
Mladen Naydenov Marinov 2018-2020 n/p
Hristo Bogomilov Terziyski 2020-2021 GERB
Boyko Iliev Rashkov 2021-2022 n/p (interim to 2021)
Ivan Demerdzhiev 2022-2023 n/p (interim)
Kalin Georgiev Stoyanov 2023- n/p
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Ministers of Finance
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Petko Hristov Stoyanov 1944-1945 (1951) n/p
Stancho Grigorov Cholakov 1945-1946 (1981) Zveno
Ivan Stefanov Matveev 1946-1949 (1980) BKP
Petko Georgiev Kunin 1949 (1978) BKP
Kiril Georgiev Lazarov 1949-1962 (1980) BKP
Dimitur Petrov Popov 1962-1976 (1982) BKP
Belcho Antonov Belchev 1976-1987 (2008) BKP
Ognyan Nakov Doynov 1987-1989 BKP (*)
Belcho Antonov Belchev 1989-1990 BKP
Ivan Yordanov Kostov 1990-1992 SDS
Stoyan Iliev Aleksandrov 1992-1994 (2020) n/p
Hristina Angelova Vucheva 1994-1995 (2020) n/p (interim)
Dimitur Ivanov Kostov 1995-1997 n/p
Svetoslav Velislavov Gavriyski1997 n/p (interim)
Muravei Georgiev Radev 1997-2001 SDS
Milen Emilov Velchev 2001-2005 NDSV
Plamen Vasilev Oresharski 2005-2009 n/p
Simeon Denchev Djankov 2009-2013 n/p
Kalin Hristov 2013 n/p (interim)
Petur Chobanov 2013-2014 BSP
Rumen Andonov Porozhanov 2014 n/p (interim)
Vladislav Ivanov Goranov 2014-2017 GERB
Kiril Milanov Ananiev 2017 n/p (interim)
Vladislav Ivanov Goranov 2017-2020 GERB
Kiril Milanov Ananiev 2020-2021 GERB
Asen Vaskov Vasilev 2021 n/p (interim)
Valeri Belchev 2021 n/p (interim)
Asen Vaskov Vasilev 2021-2022 PP
Rositsa Velkova-Zheleva 2022-2023 n/p (interim)
Asen Vaskov Vasilev 2023- PP
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(*) No Ministry of Finances in this term, but merged with other departments into a "superministry" of Economic Affairs.
GERB was founded on 3 Dec 2006.
BSP was launched on 3 Apr 1990 as the transformation of the BKP.
Chairmen of NDSV
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Simeon Sakskoburggotski 2001-2009
Hristina Hristova Velcheva 2009-2013
Antonyia Parvanova Stefanova 2013-2015
Stanimir Yankov Ilchev 2015-
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The NDSV was launched on 8 Apr 2001 as a political movement and became a political party on 6 Apr 2002. The party changed its name to National Movement for Stability and Progress on 3 Jun 2007.
Chairmen of SDS
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Chairmen of the National Coordination Council
Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev 1989-1990 (2015)
Petur Kirilov Beron 1990
Filip Dimitrov Dimitrov 1990-1994
Ivan Yordanov Kostov 1994-1997
Chairmen of the single party
Ivan Yordanov Kostov 1997-2001
Ekaterina Ivanova Mihaylova 2001-2002
Nadezhda Nikolova Mihaylova 2002-2005
Petur Stefanov Stoyanov 2005-2007
Plamen Lyubenov Yurukov 2007-2008
Martin Dimitrov Dimitrov 2008-2012
Emil Kabaivanov 2012-2013
Bozhidar Tsetsov Lukarski 2013-2018
Rumen Dimitrov Hristov 2018-
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SDS was founded in Dec 1989 as a political umbrella, comprised initially by 11 parties and organizations which later grew in number. On 15 Feb 1997 the SDS was registered as a single party, being the former coalition members its associated partners. In the 1997, 2001 and 2005 elections the party led the United Democratic Forces (ODS).
PP was founded on 17 Sep 2021.
Chairman of ITN
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Stanislav (Slavi) Trifonov 2020-
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ITN was founded on 16 Feb 2020.
Chairmen of DPS
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Ahmed Demir Dogan 1990-2013
Lyutvi Ahmed Mestan 2013-2015
Mustafa Sali Karadayi 2016-
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DPS was founded on 4 Jan 1990.
Chairman of Ataka
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Volen Nikolov Siderov 2005-
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Ataka was born on 17 Apr 2005 as a three-party coalition: National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland (NDSO), Bulgarian National Patriotic Party (BNPP) and Union of Patriotic Forces and Militaries of the Reserve Defense (SPSVZZ).
Chairmen of DSB
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Ivan Yordanov Kostov 2004-2013
Radan Milenov Kanev 2013-2017
Atanas Petrov Atanasov 2017-
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DSB was established by splinters of SDS on 30 May 2004.
ABV was founded by former president Georgi Purvanov in 2014.
Co-leaders of DB
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Hristo Lyubomirov Ivanov 2018-
Atanas Petrov Atanasov 2018-
Borislav Sandov 2018-
Vladislav Penev 2018-
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The DB coalition was formed on 12 Apr 2018 by three parties: Yes, Bulgaria! (DB, leader Hristo Ivanov), Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB, leader Atanas Atanasov) and The Greens (Zelenite, leaders Borislav Sandov and Vladislav Penev).
Leaders of Vazrazhdane
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Kostadin Todorov Kostadinov 2014-
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Vazrazhdane was founded by splinters of VMROBND on 2 Aug 2014.
Leaders of BV
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Stefan Dinchev Yanev 2022-
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BV was founded on 5 May 2022.
Leaders of IS.BG
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Maya Bozhidarova Manolova 2019-
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IS.BG was founded on 6 Dec 2019. Together with the Poisonous Trio (Otrovnoto trio), the Movement 21 (D21), the Bulgaria for Citizens Movement (DBG), the United People's Party (ENP) and the Agrarian People's Union (ZNS), IS.BG formed the political coalition Stand up! Mafia, Get Out! (ISMV, then known as Stand Up.BG! We are coming!, IBG-NI) on 7 Feb 2021.
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