Blue coalition
The Blue Coalition ( Bulgarian Синята коалиция Sinjata koalicija ) is a political coalition in Bulgaria , which was formed for the European elections on June 7, 2009 and for the Bulgarian parliamentary elections on July 5, 2009.
The blue coalition comprises the parties Union of Democratic Forces (UDK), Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union - People's Union (BZNS), Bulgarian Social Democratic Party (BSDP) and the Radical Democratic Party (RDP). The coalition's election motto is: It's time! (bulg. Време е! / Wreme e!). The coalition is seen as an attempt to unite the conservative parties. One of the principles is not to include employees of the former communist secret service (Darschavna Sigurnost) in the candidate lists.
history
In the European elections , the Blue Coalition won 7.99 percent of the vote and thus provided two MEPs (after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty , until then one). The top candidate Nadezhda Nejnski and Swetoslaw Malinow will represent the Blue Coalition in the European Parliament.
After the European elections, on June 12, 2009, the Bulgarian New Democracy party joined the Blue Coalition and on June 19, the Shtit party . Talks for membership in the coalition for the Bulgarian parliamentary elections were also held with the Green Party , the United People's Party (ENP for short) and VMRO-BND . The VMRO-BND and the ENP, however, refused to agree to the principle of not setting up employees of the former communist secret service, whereupon the talks failed. At the same time attempts were made to win the GERB party for a common list for the elections, but this failed.
At the end of June 2009, the Gergjowden party and some members of the Democratic Party called on their supporters to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections for the Blue Coalition.
On January 11, 2012, at the suggestion of the chairman of the Blue Coalition, Ivan Kostov , the Bulgarian parliament unanimously passed a declaration against the assimilation policy of the former totalitarian regime towards the Muslim minority . Thus, after almost 20 years, the Bulgarian state recognized the crimes against Turks and Muslims during the communist era.
List of candidates from the Blue Coalition for the 2009 European elections
| List place | Surname | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nadezhda Neynsky | SDS |
| 02 | Svetoslav Malinov | DSB |
| 03 | Petya Stavrewa | BZNS |
| 04 | Stefan Tafrow | SDS |
| 05 | Atanas Chobanov |
- See also: Elections in Bulgaria
Chairperson
The Blue Coalition has two chairmen: the chairman of the DSB, Ivan Kostov and the chairman of the UDK Martin Dimitrov .
Web links
- Political confusion in Bulgaria. Targeted attacks against the bourgeois parties with the help of the courts? , Konrad Adenauer Foundation, May 13, 2009 (PDF)
- Moser and BSDP have joined the Blue Coalition (Bulgarian) , source www.mediapool.bg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Final election results (Bulgarian) on www.mediapool.bg
- ↑ The blues signed with BND (Bulgarian) on www.mediapool.bg
- ↑ The Blue Coalition signed with the Shtit (Bulgarian) party on www.mediapool.bg on June 19, 2009
- ↑ The lids of VMRO-BND cannot figure in a list of the Blue Coalition on www.mediapool.bg June 12, 2009
- ↑ GERB and the Blues are ready for talks (Bulgarian) at www.mediapool.bg
- ↑ cf. [1] and [2]
- ↑ Turkish Press Turkey - January 12, 2012. In: migazin.de. January 12, 2012, accessed on March 26, 2018 (press review by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation TRT World : Double gesture from Bulgaria).
- ↑ Bulgaria recognizes the assimilation of the Turks ( Memento from January 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ [3]