Yordanka Asenova Fandakova is a Bulgarian politician and former Mayor of Sofia. She was the first woman to hold this position. She was elected on 15 November 2009,after defeating the Bulgarian Socialist Party contender Georgi Kadiev. Fandakova is a member of the conservative GERB party.
The 2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet were civil demonstrations against high electricity and hot water bills resulting from monopolism in the sphere that began in Blagoevgrad on 28 January 2013,and subsequently spread to over 30 cities in Bulgaria that ended with the resignation of the Boyko Borisov government on 20 February 2013. They were caused by abnormally high electricity bills,but later turned into a mass non-partisan movement against the government and the political system. The events were marked by seven self-immolations,spontaneous demonstrations and a strong sentiment against political parties.
Maya Bozhidarova Manolova is a Bulgarian politician and the leader of the political movement Stand Up.BG,part of the Stand Up! Mafia,get out! coalition. She was formerly the vice-chairperson as well as a deputy in the Bulgarian National Assembly,as well National Ombudsman of Bulgaria.
Angel Chavdarov Dzhambazki is a Bulgarian nationalist politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2024. He is also a co-chairman of VMRO,having joined the nationalist party's youth organization in 1997 and gradually progressed through its ranks.
Radan Milenov Kanev is a Bulgarian politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament. A member of the DSB party,which he led from 2013 to 2017,he previously served as Member of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2017.
Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian politician and former major general who has been the president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2017.
The first round of the local elections for mayors and municipal councilors on both the local and provincial level in Bulgaria were held on 27 October 2019. The second round of the election took place on 3 November,as per the decree signed by the President of Bulgaria. 6,227,901 Bulgarians were included on the voter lists and were eligible to vote,a 136,000 voter reduction compared to the 2015 local elections.
Democratic Bulgaria is a political alliance in Bulgaria. Founded on 12 April 2018 as an electoral alliance between three political parties –DaB,DSB and the Green Movement,it merged into PP-DB in 2023. In April 2024 the Green Movement left PP-DB. DaB and DSB maintain close relations and brand themselves as "Democratic Bulgaria".
The 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests were a series of demonstrations that were being held in Bulgaria,mainly in the capital Sofia,as well as cities with a large Bulgarian diaspora,such as Brussels,Paris,Madrid,Barcelona,Berlin and London. The protest movement was the culmination of long-standing grievances against endemic corruption and state capture,particularly associated with prime minister Boyko Borisov's governments,in power since 2016.
There Is Such a People is a populist political party in Bulgaria established by Bulgarian singer,TV host,and politician Slavi Trifonov. Self-described as a "political product",the party is named after one of Trifonov's own musical albums.
Republicans for Bulgaria is a Bulgarian political party formed as a split from GERB by Tsvetan Tsvetanov,formerly the second most senior official in the ruling GERB party,after he was demoted from his positions by GERB leader and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. The party's abbreviation (RB) is an allusion to the defunct rightist Reformist Bloc coalition.
Daniel Dimitrov Panov is a Bulgarian politician of GERB who has been the mayor of Veliko Tarnovo since 2011.
We Continue the Change,sometimes translated as Change Continues,is a centrist,anti-corruption political party and formerly an electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev,two former caretaker ministers. It was founded ahead of the November 2021 election. The party was officially registered on 15 April.
The GERB–SDS is a Bulgarian two-party political coalition between GERB and the Union of Democratic Forces,headed by Boyko Borisov.
We Continue the Change –Democratic Bulgaria,also known simply as PP–DB,is a Bulgarian electoral coalition between We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria. The alliance was formed prior to the 2023 election.
Neutral Bulgaria was a coalition of political parties in Bulgaria created to participate in the 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election. The members are in support of the Russian Federation and Russian president Vladimir Putin,as well as in opposition to NATO.
Local elections in Bulgaria were held on 29 October 2023. Mayors and municipal councillors across the country were elected.
The 2023 Sofia mayoral election was held on 29 October 2023,during the 2023 Bulgarian local elections,to elect the next mayor of Sofia.
Vanya Rumenova Grigorova is a Bulgarian economist,trade unionist,labour activist,and politician. She was an economic counselor to the Confederation of Labour Podkrepa from 2015 to 2023. She unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Sofia in 2023 and is currently a member of the Sofia City Council.
Blue Bulgaria is a right-wing Bulgarian political electoral coalition founded in 2024.
