Bulgarian Socialist Party

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Balgarska Socialisti?eska Partija or ????????? ??????????????? ??????) (BSP or ???) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. It was formed in 1990 in post-communist Bulgaria, following the decision of the Bulgarian Communist Party to abandon Marxism-Leninism. The BSP is a member of the Socialist International and is led by Sergei Stanishev.

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Bulgarian - Bulgaria - Bulgarian Communist Party - 1990 - Post-communist - Marxism-Leninism - Socialist International - Sergei Stanishev

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In the 2001 parliamentary elections it was part of the Coalition for Bulgaria alliance which picked up 48 of 240 seats in the National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie), having attracted 17.1% of the popular vote. The current Bulgarian president, Georgi Parvanov, was a member and chairman of the party. At the last legislative elections, held on 25 June 2005, the Coalition won 33.98% of the popular vote and 82 out of 240 seats.

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2001 - Coalition for Bulgaria - National Assembly - Georgi Parvanov - Legislative - Elections

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