People for Real, Open and United Democracy Гражданско обединение за реална демокрация | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Slavi Binev |
| Founded | 22 April 2012 |
| Dissolved | 12 August 2013 |
| Split from | Attack |
| Merged into | National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria |
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Ideology | National conservatism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Bulgarian Orthodox Church |
| European affiliation | Europe of Freedom and Democracy (2009–2014) |
| National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 17 |
| Website | |
| gord.bg | |
People for Real, Open and United Democracy, abbreviated to PROUD, was a political party in Bulgaria. It was formed by Slavcho Binev MEP on 22 April 2012, [1] after Binev left the nationalist party Attack, for whom he had been elected to the European Parliament in 2007. In 2013 Binev's PROUD formed a pre-election coalition with 3 other political formations. [2]
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