Radical Democratic Party (Bulgaria)

Radical Democratic Party
Радикалдемократическа партия
FounderNaičo Canov
Founded1902/1905
Split fromDemocratic Party
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
NewspaperDemokrat
Radikal
Demokraticheski pregled
IdeologyLiberalism
Radicalism
National affiliationConstitutional Bloc
(1922–1923)
Democratic Alliance
(1923–1924)
United Democratic Forces (1997–2005)
Blue Coalition (2009–2012)
Blue Bulgaria (2024–)
International affiliationInternational Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties
Liberal International
(1994–1996)
Website
https://www.rdp-bg.org/

The Radical Democratic Party (Bulgarian: Радикалдемократическа партия) is a liberal party in Bulgaria. The party was founded in 1902 (other sources: 1905) by Naičo Canov and other dissidents from the Democratic Party. From 1918 party was led by Stoyan Kosturkov. It was banned in 1934, revived in 1944 and again banned in 1949. In 1989 the party was re-established. It elected as its leader Elka Konstantinova. She was succeeded in 1994 by Aleksander Jordanov, and the party became an affiliated member of the Union of Democratic Forces. In 1995 the party split, with one faction remaining inside the Union of Democratic Forces, and another faction becoming an independent party. Though the party still exists, it lacks its former influence.