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Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland[a] (Bulgarian: Русофили за възраждане на Отечеството, romanized: Rusofili za vazrazhdane na Otechestvoto) is a Bulgarian political party. The leader of the party is Nikolay Malinov.
Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland | |
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| Leader | Valentin Grigorov |
| Honorary Chairman | Nikolay Malinov |
| Founder | Yordan Mutafchiev |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Sofia, 1298 "Mikhail Marinov" St. No. 21 |
| Membership | 250 |
| Ideology | Russophilia National conservatism Hard Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Patriotic Front (2014) Coalition for Bulgaria (2019) Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic (2021) Neutral Bulgaria (2023-2024) Russophiles for Bulgaria (2024-) |
| Slogan | "Strong State – Traditional Values – Multipolar World" |
| National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 17 |
| Provinces of Bulgaria | 0 / 28 |
| Municipalities of Bulgaria | 8 / 266 |
| Website | |
| ppvo | |
History
editOn November 1, 2008, a congress was held to create Revival of the Fatherland with 500 generals and officers of the Bulgarian Land Forces in attendance.[1] The two founding groups of the party were two Veterans' organizations; "For the Honor of the Pagan" and the "Green Alliance" with the party officially being founded in 2009 and receiving court recognition on February 11, 2010.[2] In 2014, the party became part of the Patriotic Front coalition. In 2019, the party has been part of the Coalition for Bulgaria led by the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival. In the 2019 Bulgarian local elections the party saw 64 councilors and 8 mayors elected.[3] During the party's congress on September 5, 2020, the party elected Nikolay Malinov as its leader and four members of its Russophile wing were elected to the party's executive board. For the 2021 Bulgarian general election the party was part of the Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic coalition and signed a memorandum of cooperation with United Russia.[4][5][6]
Neutral Bulgaria
editIn 2023 the party spearheaded the formation of the Neutral Bulgaria coalition, consisting of Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland, as well as: Attack, Party of the Bulgarian Communists, and the Bulgarian Communist Party. The goal of the alliance was to pursue a reconciliatory policy towards Russia by withdrawing from NATO.[7] During the 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election the coalition received just 0.40% of the vote with Attack leaving and the Communist Party of Bulgaria joining for the June 2024 parliamentary election where they received an even worse 0.11%. After this the coalition collapsed due to the ideological divide between the right winged Russophiles and the left winged communists, as well as due to internal opposition in the communist parties due to Malinov's espionage charges.[8]
Russophiles for Bulgaria
editMalinov announced that Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland would be contesting the October 2024 parliamentary election as a member of Russophiles for Bulgaria.[9] They were joined by the Bulgarian Communist Party and the Party of Bulgarian Communists
Russophiles for Bulgaria ended up earning just 0.35% of the vote.
Election results
editNational Assembly
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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| 2014[b] | Yordan Mutafchiev | 239,101 | 7.18 (#5) | 19 / 240
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| 2017 | Did not contest | 0 / 240
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| Apr 2021 | Nikolay Malinov | 13,182 | 0.41 (#15) | 0 / 240
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| Jul 2021[c] | 10,309 | 0.37 (#11) | 0 / 240
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| Nov 2021 | 6,803 | 0.26 (#17) | 0 / 240
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| 2022 | 6,533 | 0.25 (#14) | 0 / 240
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| 2023[d] | 10,505 | 0.40 (#9) | 0 / 240
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| Jun 2024[d] | 2,462 | 0.11 (#25) | 0 / 240
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| Oct 2024[e] | 8,860 | 0.35 (#12) | 0 / 240
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- ^ Formerly just Revival of the Fatherland (Bulgarian: възраждане на Отечеството, romanized: Vazrazhdane na Otechestvoto)
- ^ Run as part of the Patriotic Front coalition.
- ^ Run as part of the Left Union coalition.
- ^ a b Run as part of the Neutral Bulgaria coalition.
- ^ Run as part of Russophiles for Bulgaria
References
edit- ^ "Армейски генерали и офицери от резерва учредиха партия". dariknews.bg. November 2008.
- ^ "Регистър на политическите партии". sgs.justice.bg.
- ^ "АБВ и още 6 партии ще се явят на евроизборите като "Коалиция за България"". nova.bg.
- ^ „Възраждане на Отечеството“ подписа предизборни споразумения с Национално движение за ляво обединение и партия „Нова сила“. // Ppvo.bg. Посетен на 9 май 2021 г.
- ^ "Партията на българските комунисти подкрепя за изборите ПП "Възраждане на Отечеството" – Политическа партия Русофили за възраждане на Отечеството". March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Николай Малинов подписа в Москва "Пътна карта" с "Единна Русия" – Политическа партия Русофили за възраждане на Отечеството". March 30, 2021.
- ^ "КП КОАЛИЦИЯ НЕУТРАЛНА БЪЛГАРИЯ". dariknews.bg. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Zabov, Nikolay. "UPDATED Acting Socialist Leader Withdraws Party Registration for Oct. 27 Elections to Register BSP-Led Coalition". Bulgarian News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Solakova, Dimitrina. "Russophiles for Bulgaria Coalition Opens Election Campaign in Pazardzhik". Bulgarian News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2024.