Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union-People's Union
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The Agrarian People's Union , until 2006 known as the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union – People's Union (Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sajuz – Naroden Sajuz, BZNS-NS), is a conservative agrarian
party in Bulgaria
.
It was founded in 1996 by a faction of the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union
led by Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
. It contested the parliamentary election in 1997 and 2001 within the center-right United Democratic Forces
. In 2005 it was part of the Bulgarian People's Union
, that won at the legislative elections
, 25 June 2005, 5.7 % of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats.
A considerable group around the former party leader Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
left the ZNS in 2008 and founded the United Agrarians
.
The party is a member of the European People's Party
(EPP).
Agrarianism
Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values...
party in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.
It was founded in 1996 by a faction of the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union
Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union also tiranslated to English as Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union is a political party devoted to representing the causes of the Bulgarian peasantry. It was most powerful between 1900 and 1923. In practice, it was an agrarian movement...
led by Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
Anastasia Georgieva Dimitrova-Moser is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union.Dimitrova was born on 30 June 1937 in Sofia as the daughter of agrarian politician G. M. Dimitrov...
. It contested the parliamentary election in 1997 and 2001 within the center-right United Democratic Forces
United Democratic Forces
The United Democratic Forces were a center-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Union of Democratic Forces.-Members of the coalition:1997 *Union of Democratic Forces...
. In 2005 it was part of the Bulgarian People's Union
Bulgarian People's Union
The Bulgarian People's Union is an electoral alliance in Bulgaria. At the last legislative elections, 25 June 2005, it won 5.7 % of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats...
, that won at the legislative elections
Elections in Bulgaria
Elections in Bulgaria gives information on election and election results in Bulgaria.Bulgaria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...
, 25 June 2005, 5.7 % of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats.
A considerable group around the former party leader Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
Anastasia Georgieva Dimitrova-Moser is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union.Dimitrova was born on 30 June 1937 in Sofia as the daughter of agrarian politician G. M. Dimitrov...
left the ZNS in 2008 and founded the United Agrarians
United Agrarians
The United Agrarians are a political party in Bulgaria. The conservative agrarian party was established in 2008 after a split within the Agrarian People's Union. It is currently led by Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser....
.
The party is a member of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
(EPP).