Bulgarian People's Union

The Bulgarian People's Union (Balgarski Naroden Sajuz) was a centre-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria. It contested only one legislative election: that on 25 June 2005. It won 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats. The Union was composed by the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union-People's Union (Bǎlgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sajuz-Naroden Sajuz), the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Bulgarian National Movement (Vatrešna Makedonska Revolucionna Organizacija-Bǎlgarsko Nacionalno Dviženie) and the Union of Free Democrats (Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati).

Bulgarian People's Union Български народен съюз
Founded	2005
Dissolved	2006
Ideology	Conservatism[1] Agrarianism[1]
Political position	Centre-right
Member parties	BZNS-NS IMRO-BNM SSD
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In 2006 several corruption scandals were connected to the leader of BPU - the former mayor of capital city of Sofia - Stefan Sofiyanski. Political surveys in 2006 showed seriously decreasing support for the BPU.

The alliance disbanded later that year.

Political parties in Bulgaria
National Assembly (240 seats)	GERB (95) BSP for Bulgaria (79) United Patriots (27) Movement for Rights and Freedoms (25) Volya (12) Independent (2)
European Parliament (17 seats)	GERB (6) Bulgarian Socialist Party (5) Movement for Rights and Freedoms (3) VMRO (2) Democratic Bulgaria (1)
Unrepresented	ABV-Movement 21 Bulgaria for Citizens Movement Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Bulgarian Communist Party (modern) Bulgarian Left Bulgarian New Democracy Bulgarian Workers and Peasants Party Bulgarian Workers' Party/Communist/ Bulgarian Workers Socialist Party Civil Union "Roma" Communist Party of Bulgaria Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria For the Homeland George's Day Movement Green Party of Bulgaria ITN Lider Movement for an Equal Public Model National Democratic Party National Movement for the Salvation of the Fatherland Nationalist Party of Bulgaria New Time Order, Law and Justice Party of the Bulgarian Communists Party of the Liberal Alternative and Peace Patriotic Front People's Voice Pirate Party Political Movement "Social Democrats" Reformist Bloc Resistance Movement "23rd September" Bulgaria Revival The Greens The Other Bulgaria* Union of the Bulgarian Patriots Union of Communists in Bulgaria Union of Democratic Forces Union of Free Democrats Union of the Patriotic Forces "Defense" Yes, Bulgaria! Volt Europa
Defunct	Alternative Social-Liberal Party Bulgarian Business Bloc Bulgarian Communist Party Bulgarian Communist Party – Marxists Bulgarian Euro-Left Bulgarian National Socialist Workers Party Bulgarian People's Union Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) Bulgarian United Communist Party Communist Workers' Party of Bulgaria Conservative Party Constitutional Bloc Democratic Alliance George Ganchev's Bloc Liberal Party Liberal Party (Radoslavists) Movement for Social Humanism National Ideal for Unity National Liberal Party National Social Movement Patriotic Party of Labour People for Real, Open and United Democracy People's Alliance People's Liberal Party People's Party Progressive Liberal Party Social Democratic Union 'Proletarian' United Labour Social Democratic Party United People's Progressive Party Young Liberals Party Zveno
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References

Nordsieck, Wolfram (2009). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

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