Communist Party of Bulgaria
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The Communist Party of Bulgaria is a communist political party
in Bulgaria
. It is led by Alexander Paunov
.
The party was founded in 1996 as the Communist Party. Since 2001 it is part of the Coalition for Bulgaria
, an alliance led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party
. The party publishes the newspaper Rabotnicheski Vestnik.
At the last Bulgarian parliamentary election in 2009
, the Coalition for Bulgaria
received 17.7% of the popular vote and 40 out of 240 seats.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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 is led by Alexander Paunov
Alexander Paunov
Aleksandar Dimitrov Paunov , is a Bulgarian politician, member of the Bulgarian National Assembly, and the leader of the current Communist Party of Bulgaria.He was born in the southern city of Pazardzhik and became an economist...
.
The party was founded in 1996 as the Communist Party. Since 2001 it is part of the Coalition for Bulgaria
Coalition for Bulgaria
The Coalition for Bulgaria is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.-Members of the coalition:2001 / 2005 *Bulgarian Socialist Party ....
, an alliance led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party
Bulgarian Socialist Party
The Bulgarian Socialist Party is social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International, and is currently led by Sergei Stanishev....
. The party publishes the newspaper Rabotnicheski Vestnik.
At the last Bulgarian parliamentary election in 2009
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2009
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 5 July 2009. The decisive winner of the elections was Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, led by Sofia mayor Boyko Borisov...
, the Coalition for Bulgaria
Coalition for Bulgaria
The Coalition for Bulgaria is a centre-left electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.-Members of the coalition:2001 / 2005 *Bulgarian Socialist Party ....
received 17.7% of the popular vote and 40 out of 240 seats.