List of political parties in Bulgaria

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This article lists political parties in Bulgaria .

Bulgaria has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no single party usually manages to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

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Parliamentary parties

NameAbbr.Leader(s)Ideology National Assembly EP
(Bulgarian seats)
Political positionEuropean
GERB—SDS
ГЕРБ–СДС
List
GERB–SDS
ГЕРБ-СДС
Boyko Borisov Conservatism
Populism
Pro-Europeanism
69 / 240
6 / 17
Centre-right EPP
PP-DB interim logo.svg We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria
Продължаваме Промяната – Демократична България
List
PP–DB
ПП–ДБ
Kiril Petkov
Asen Vasilev
Hristo Ivanov
Atanas Atanasov
Liberalism
Anti-corruption
Atlanticism
Pro-Europeanism
64 / 240
1 / 17
Centre EPP, EGP
Revival
Възраждане
V
В
Kostadin Kostadinov Ultranationalism
Right-wing populism
Russophilia
Hard Euroscepticism
37 / 240
0 / 17
Far-right
Logo of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.svg Movement for Rights and Freedoms
Движение за права и свободи
DPS
ДПС
Delyan Peevski Liberalism
Turkish minority interests
Pro-Europeanism
36 / 240
3 / 17
Centre ALDE Party
Logo of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.svg Bulgarian Socialist Party
Българска социалистическа партия
BSP
БСП
Korneliya Ninova Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Social conservatism
23 / 240
5 / 17
Centre-left PES
There Is Such A People logo.svg There is Such a People
Има такъв народ
ITN
ИТН
Slavi Trifonov Populism
Social conservatism
Anti-corruption
Nationalism
11 / 240
0 / 17
Right-wing

Parties/coalitions outside the parliament but participating in the election


Other parties/coalitions

Defunct parties

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