The Constitutional Bloc () was a political alliance in

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in the early 1920s. It was formed by parties that opposed the ruling

Bulgarian Agrarian National Union The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Bulgarian Agrarian National U ...

(BANU) in the early 1920s.

History

The alliance was formed on 6 July 1922 by the

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, the Democratic Party and the Radical Democratic Party,Raymond Detrez (2006
''Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria''
Scarecrow Press, p122 and aligned itself with the

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.RJ Crampton (2007) ''Bulgaria'', Oxford University Press, p231 It also launched a new newspaper called '' Slovo'' (''Word''). The alliance won 17 seats in the April 1923 elections,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p385 and also ran a joint list with the

Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) The Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) (, ''Balgarska rabotnicheska sotsialdemokraticheska partiya (shiroki sotsialisti)'') was a reformist socialist political party in Bulgaria. The party emerged from a division at the ...

that failed to win a seat. However, its most prominent leaders were arrested and held prisoner on charges of being responsible for the defeats in the

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and

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. As a result, the party engineered a

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that overthrew the BANU government.Detrez, pxxx In August most of the alliance's leadership joined the new Democratic Alliance, after which it was dissolved.

References

{{Bulgarian political parties Defunct political party alliances in Bulgaria Political parties established in 1922 Political parties disestablished in 1923 1922 establishments in Bulgaria 1923 disestablishments in Bulgaria