Conservative Bulgaria (), previously known as ''National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria'' (, NFSB), is a

national conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, communitarianism and the public role of religion. It shares aspects of traditionalist conservatism and social conserva ...

History

The party was established on 17 May 2011 in sports hall Boycho Branzov in

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as the National Salvation Front for Bulgaria. Its founding was attended by over 820 people from across the country, mainly from the cities of

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Shumen Shumen (, also Romanization of Bulgarian, romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. Etymology The city ...

Asenovgrad Asenovgrad ( ) is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is the largest town in Bulgaria that is not a province center. Previously known as ''Stanimaka'' (; ), it was renamed in 1934 after the 13th-century tsar Ivan A ...

Pazardzhik Pazardzhik ( ) is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, southern Bulgaria. It is the centre of Pazardzhik Province and Pazardzhik Municipality. It is located in the Upper Thracian Plain and in the Pazardzhik-Plovdiv Field, a ...

Plovdiv Plovdiv (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub ...

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Stara Zagora Stara Zagora (, ) is a city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of Stara Zagora Province. It is located in the Upper Thracian Plain, near the cities of Kazanlak, Plovdiv, and Sliven. Its population is 121,582 making it the sixth largest c ...

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, and

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. The party was described as

ultra-nationalist Ultranationalism, or extreme nationalism, is an extremist form of nationalism in which a country asserts or maintains hegemony, supremacy, or other forms of control over other nations (usually through violent coercion) to pursue its specific i ...

by foreign observers. The party elected three leaders - Valeri Simeonov, Valentin Kasabov and Dancho Hadzhiev. The Secretary of the party is Maria Petrova. The National Political Council includes 19 people, such as independent councilors from

and hosts from SKAT TV (i.e. Velizar Enchev and Valentin Fartunov). Among the party's founders is former regional president of the Union of Democratic Forces in the city Vladimir Pavlov. The party was member of the

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. On 3 August 2014, a coalition agreement was signed between NFSB and VMRO called Patriotic Front for the 2014 parliamentary elections. It states its purpose to be for "a revival of the Bulgarian economy, a fight against monopolies, achieving modern education and healthcare and a fair and uncorrupt judiciary." The members of the alliance are:

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, European Middle Class, Association Patriot, Undivided Bulgaria, National Movement BG Patriot, Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense", National Association of Alternate Soldiery "For the Honor of epaulette", National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland, and National Democratic Party. Ahead of the

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formed an electoral alliance with the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria and the VMRO. On 1 February 2023, the party officially renamed itself as "Conservative Bulgaria" and elected a new Chairman, Boris Yachev.

Leadership

* Leader - Boris Yachev * Vice-leader - Venera Simeonova * Vice-leader - Dancho Hadzhiev * Vice-leader - Hristian Mitev

Election results

Presidential

The party nominated Stefan Solakov as their presidential candidate in

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and Galina Vasileva as his running mate. They finished 5th, receiving 84,205 votes (2.50% of ballots cast). In the

2021 Bulgarian general election General elections were held in Bulgaria on 14 November 2021 to elect both the President of Bulgaria, President and the National Assembly (Bulgaria), National Assembly. They were the country's third parliamentary elections in 2021, with no party ...

, the party nominated its leader, Valeri Simeonov, as the Presidential candidate from the Patriotic Front coalition.

National Assembly

In the parliamentary elections on

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, the "National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria" won 3.7% of the votes, but fell below the 4% threshold needed for representation. Nonetheless the party polled more votes than the UDF, DSB and OLJ, all of whom were represented in the last (41st) National Assembly.

European Parliament

Local

In the local elections in

in 2011, party chairman Valeri Simeonov finished in second place, with 11.25% of the votes.

References

External links

Official site

NFSB
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