Democratic Bulgaria

Democratic Bulgaria
Демократична България
AbbreviationDB
LeadersHristo Ivanov
Atanas Atanasov
Founded12 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-12)
Dissolved13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) (as an electoral alliance)
Preceded byReformist Bloc
Succeeded byPP–DB (a successor to the electoral alliance)
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[1] Conservative liberalism[2]
Liberalism[3][4]
Anti-corruption[4]
Pro-Europeanism[5]
Political positionCentre-right[6][7]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party[a]
Colours  Blue   White   Green   Red
National Assembly
26 / 240
European Parliament
1 / 17
Website
demokrati.bg

Democratic Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Демократична България - Обединение, ДБ, Demokratichna Balgariya, DB) is a political alliance in Bulgaria. Founded on 12 April 2018 as an electoral alliance between three political parties – DaB, DSB and the Green Movement,[8] it merged into PP-DB in 2023.[9] In April 2024 the Green Movement left PP-DB.[10] DaB and DSB maintain close relations and brand themselves as "Democratic Bulgaria".

  1. ^ Wolfram Nordsieck. "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria's new government can get to work". Eurotopics. 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Wölfl, Adelheid (12 June 2022). "Bulgarische Regierung verliert Mehrheit im Parlament". Der Standard.
  4. ^ a b "Knapper Vorsprung für Anti-Korruptions-Partei". Tagesschau. 14 November 2021.
  5. ^ Milcheva, Emiliya; Nikolov, Krasen (February 21, 2022). "Bau von russischem Atomkraftwerk spaltet Bulgarien". Euractiv – via www.euractiv.de.
  6. ^ Petkova, Mariya (12 July 2020). "Bulgaria rocked by protests amid coronavirus fears". Al Jazeera.
  7. ^ Dimitrov, Martin (20 August 2020). "How a bizarre beach plot landed Bulgaria's longtime PM in hot water". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Ангелов, Георги А. (April 12, 2018). "ДСБ, "Да, България" и "Зелените" учредяват обединение "Демократична България"". Dnevnik.
  9. ^ "ПП и ДБ официално подписаха споразумението за общо явяване на изборите". novini.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. ^ ""Зелено движение" напуска ПП-ДБ, ще се явява отделно на изборите". mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 April 2024.


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