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Solidary Bulgaria
Солидарна България
AbbreviationSB
LeaderVanya Grigorova
FoundersVanya Grigorova
Maya Manolova
Founded23 April 2024 (2024-04-23)
Split fromThe Left
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
European affiliationParty of the European Left (BL)
Colours  Red
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Solidary Bulgaria

Solidary Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Солидарна България, romanizedSolidarna Bŭlgariya) is a left-wing Bulgarian electoral coalition. The alliance was formed prior to the 2024 election. Its chairperson is Vanya Grigorova.[1]

History[edit]

Following Grigorova's strong performance in the 2023 Sofia mayoral election, there was speculation she might have broken away from the BSP and form her own political party to run in the next election.[2]

In April 2024, there were negotiations between several leftist parties to form the electoral coalition in time for the 2024 European and parliamentary elections. Grigorova, alongside 3 leftist parties, officially formed the coalition.[3][4] The coalition shares its name with a leftist group Grigorova was a founding member of in the early 2010s.[5]

Composition[edit]

The coalition registered on 23 April 2024, ahead of the 2024 European and parliamentary elections. They were primarily formed between the ex-BSP politician Grigorova and the IS.BG leader Manolova. Two smaller parties, Bulgarian Left and United Social Democracy, were also registered under the coalition.[6] The coalition also includes several independent professional figures.[7]

Party Leader Ideology Position
Stand Up.BG (IS.BG) Maya Manolova Social democracy
Anti-corruption
Centre-left to left-wing
Bulgarian Left (BL) Iliya Bozhinov
Petko Todorov
Ivan Genov
Democratic socialism Left-wing
United Social Democracy [bg] (OS) Yordan Gergov Social democracy Centre-left

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