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,born 21 March 1979 in Sofia,is a Bulgarian nationalist politician and member of the European Parliament. He is also a co-chairman of VMRO,having joined the nationalist party's youth organization in 1997 and gradually progressed through its ranks.
Petar Stefanov Moskov,born 17 December 1970,is a Bulgarian politician and anesthesiologist,who was the Minister of Health of Bulgaria as part of the Second Borisov Government. He was also among the leading members of the Reformist Bloc.
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.
Zlatko Sofroniev Zhivkov is a Bulgarian politician. He has been the mayor of the Montana Municipality since 1999.
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 2009.
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.
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 Middle European Class,sometimes translated as Average European Class,is a political party in Bulgaria established by nightclub owner Georgi Manev. It is currently led by Konstantin Bachiiski and is part of the electoral coalition We Continue the Change.
The GERB—SDS is a Bulgarian two-party political coalition headed by Boyko Borisov.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 2 April 2023 to elect members of the National Assembly. These were initially scheduled to be held before November 2026;however,as no government was approved by the 48th Parliament,Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced in January 2023 that he would call a snap election.
PP–DB is an electoral coalition between We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria in Bulgaria. The two groups merged prior to the 2023 election.
Neutral Bulgaria is 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.
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.
Ivan Nikolaev Portnih(Bulgarian:ИванНиколаевПортних),born Ivan Nikolaevich Portnih(Russian:ИванНиколаевичПортных) is a Bulgarian businessman and politician who served as the 49th Mayor of Varna between 2013 and 2023.
