Bulgarian National Alliance

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Bulgarian National Alliance Edelweiss [1] [2]
Български Национален Съюз
Leader Zvezdomir Andronov [1]
FounderBoyan Rasate
Founded2001 (2001) [3]
Headquarters Sofia, Bulgaria
Youth wing BNA – sports organization
Ideology
Political position Far-right [5]
European affiliation Nation Europa (2024–)
Colors  White
  Green
  Red
  Black
Party flag
Flag of the Bulgarian National Union.svg
Website
https://bgns.net/

The Bulgarian National Alliance [lower-alpha 1] , also called the Bulgarian National Union, is a Bulgarian far-right informal organization headquartered in Sofia, founded in 2000 by Boyan Rasate, which claims to be a successor to the fascist [6] Union of Bulgarian National Legions, led by general Hristo Lukov. [4]

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History

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Rasate in 2016

The long-time leader of the organization is Boyan Stankov, who goes under the pseudonym Rasate, host of National Guard (Bulgarian : Национална гвардия) on the Balkan Bulgarian Television channel. In 2010, he stepped down as leader. In his place, Zvezdomir Andronov, Asen Krastev and Nikolai Nikolaev were elected co-leaders. [1] [2] [7]

In August 2007, after riots and demonstrations in the Krasna Polyana district in Sofia, BNA "Edelweiss" announced that they would create a "national guard" –an organization to protect Bulgarians, mainly from "Gypsy terror". [8]

Former leader Boyan Rasate headed the list of the Bulgarian National Union - New Democracy (BNU-ND) for the early parliamentary elections on October 5, 2014. On this occasion, BNA "Edelweiss" issued a public statement emphasizing that the they are not related to the BNS-ND party and that BNA "Edelweiss" does not "explicitly or implicitly" support any of the political parties participating in the elections. [9]

The organization cooperates in joint initiatives with the nationalist IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement and Blood & Honor. [10] [11]

The organization has been registered as a non-profit legal entity for private benefit since 2001 [1] [2] [12]

Criticism

The Bulgarian National Alliance has been criticized for holding fascist and neo-Nazi views. The organization claims to be the successor to the Union of Bulgarian National Legions (UBNL), an ultranationalist pro-fascist, and pro-Nazi organization in Bulgaria, active from 1932 to 1944 and is considered the most powerful fascist movement in Bulgarian history.

Due to the group's organization in the annual Lukovmarsh, аnd also due to other events, the Bulgarian National Alliance is regarded as a proponent of neo-fascist, neo-Nazi, racist and homophobic ideologies. [13] [14] [15] [10] [16] [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bulgarian: Български Национален Съюз; officially registered as Bulgarian National Alliance Edelweiss [1] [2] (Bulgarian: Български Национален Съюз Еделвайс), shortened as BNA "Edelweiss" (Bulgarian: БНС „Еделвайс“)

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 ""БЪЛГАРСКИ НАЦИОНАЛЕН СЪЮЗ ЕДЕЛВАЙС" Association". Republic of Bulgaria Registry Agency.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "УСТАВ НА СДРУЖЕНИЕ С НЕСТОПАНСКА ЦЕЛ БЪЛГАРСКИ НАЦИОНАЛЕН СЪЮЗ ЕДЕЛВАЙС" [STATUTE OF ASSOCIATION WITH A NON-PROFIT PURPOSE BULGARIAN NATIONAL ALLIANCE EDELWEISS]. 22 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Расате сдаде лидерството в Български национален съюз" [Rasate Gives Up Leadership in Bulgarian National Alliance] (in Bulgarian). 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Български национален съюз – Кои сме ние" [Bulgarian National Alliance - Who Are We] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Alliance Edelweiss. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Крайнодесни от цяла Европа учредиха нова организация в София" [Far-rights from all of Europe founded a new organization in Sofia]. Dnes.bg. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Poppetrov, Nikolai (2008). Фашизмът в България. Развитие и прояви[Fascism in Bulgaria. Development and manifestations] (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Кама. pp. 51–52. ISBN   978-954-9890-92-1.
  7. ↑ "Боян Расате вече не е лидер на БНС" [Boyan Rasate is no longer the leader of BNA] (in Bulgarian). EkipNews. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Alexandrova, Nina (20 August 2007). "Расате стяга гвардия срещу мургави апаши" [Rasate stands guard against swarthy Apaches] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Български Национален Съюз няма нищо общо с партия БНС – Нова демокрация" [The Bulgarian National Alliance has nothing in common with the BNU-ND party.] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Alliance Edelweiss. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Писмо на Български активистки алианс относно ескалиращото насилие от страна на крайно-десни групировки" [Letter from the Bulgarian Activist Alliance regarding the escalating violence by far-right groups] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. Всяка зима от няколко години насам неонацистките организации Кръв и Чест и Български Национален Съюз провеждат публично възпоменателни факелни шествия за Ньой и такива за Христо Луков. С други думи, тук става въпрос за открити организации, чиито симпатизанти и членове извършват расистки-мотивирани физически нападения.[Every winter for several years now, the neo-Nazi Blood & Honour and Bulgarian National Alliance have publicly held torchlight marches for Neuilly and Hristo Lukov. In other words, these are organizations whose sympathizers and members openly perform racially-motivated attacks.]
  11. ↑ "Почетохме паметта на Владо Черноземски във Велинград" [We honored the memory of Vlado Chernozemski in Velingrad] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Alliance Edelweiss. 14 October 2012. Вчера, във Велинград, Български Национален Съюз проведе възпоменателно траурно шествие по случай 78 години от подвига и геройската смърт на Владо Черноземски. В него се включи и младежката организация на ВМРО – София, както и местната структура на партията. По традиция, участие взеха и нашите приятели от „Кръв и Чест" Пловдив.[Yesterday in Velingrad, the Bulgarian National Alliance held a commemorative mourning procession on the occasion of 78 years since the feat and heroic death of Vlado Chernozemski. The youth organization of IMRO - Sofia, as well as the local structure of the party, also joined it. According to tradition, our friends from "Blood and Honor" Plovdiv also took part.]
  12. ↑ "СГС не заличи "Български национален съюз Еделвайс", организатор на "Луковмарш"" [SCC does not terminate "Bulgarina National Alliance Edelweiss", organizer of "Lukovmarsh"] (in Bulgarian). 24 Chasa. 18 February 2021. В искането на Софийската градска прокуратура се казва, че сдружение е регистрирано като юридическо лице с нестопанска цел в частна полза през 2001 година[The request of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office states that the association was registered as a non-profit legal entity for private benefit in 2001]
  13. ↑ ""Национална"? "Гвардия"?" ["National"? "Guard"?] (in Bulgarian). Deutsche Welle. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Парламентът — спасителен пояс за гангстери" [The parliament — A saviour for gangsters] (in Bulgarian). Deutsche Welle. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2012. [Метро] твърди още, че бившият лидер на крайнодясната партия Български национален съюз, Боян Расате, има предпологаеми връзки с мафията и е създал национален доброволчески отряд, за да ‚защити българското население от ромски тормоз и природни бедствия'.[[Metro] also claims, that the former leader of the far-right Bulgarian National Alliance, Boyan Rasate, has alleged ties with the mafia and has created a national volunteer squad to 'protect the Bulgarian population from Romani harassment and natural disasters']
  15. ↑ "Има ли почва националпопулизмът у нас?" [Is there national populism among us?] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2012. Българският национален съюз на Расате също е расистки антиромски, и вероятно ще стане расистки антиимигрантски. Разбира се, всичко това върви поняко а под опаковката, че те уважават гражданската идентичност на нацията като цяло. Въпросът, който ме интересува тук обаче, е да ли тези, и други подобни играчи, ще срещнат подкрепа сред българското население.[Rasate's Bulgarian National Alliance is also racist in an Anti-Roma way, and will probably become racist in an anti-immigrant way. Of course, all that goes under the guise that they respect the civic identity of the nation as a whole. The question which intrigues me, however, is whether these, and other similar players, will find support among the Bulgarian population.]
  16. ↑ "Три ескиза от Пазарджик" [Three sketches from Pazardzhik]. Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. ‚Аз лично съм от БНС, негов съпредседател съм – признава Звездомир и допълва, че е родом от Пазарджик и е дошъл да изрази недоволството си от това да се демонстрира една ненормална сексуална ориентация, която всъщност е в нарушение със закона.' [...] По-късно в София търся в интернет страницата на БНС повече информация за момчето със звездно име. Разпознавам снимката и разбирам, че Звездомир Андронов е член на Националното ръководство и водач на софийската организация на БНС.
  17. ↑ "Не пускай в къщата си разбойника, който иска да я разруши" [Don't let the robber into the house which he wants to destroy] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2012. Там е работата, че хора като Расате и компания не искат, поради обществената стигма върху думата, да бъдат наричани ‚фашисти' или ‚нацисти'. Те предпочитат да се назовават просто ‚националисти'. Това върви, то е обществено приет етикет и значи с тях може да се спори.[The thing is, people like Rasate and company don't want to be called 'fascists' or 'Nazis' due to social stigma over these words. They prefer to just be called 'nationalists'. That works, because it is socially accepted, and thus you can argue with them.]
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