Communist Party of Bulgaria
The Communist Party of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Комунистическа Партия на България, Komunisticheska Partiya na Bǎlgariya, KPB) is a communist party in Bulgaria, currently led by Aleksandar Paunov.
Communist Party of Bulgaria Комунистическа Партия на България Komunisticheska Partiya na Bǎlgarija | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Aleksandar Paunov |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Newspaper | Rabotnicheski Vestnik |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Coalition for Bulgaria |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| Website | |
comparty-bg | |
The party was founded in 1996 as the Communist Party.[1] Since 2001 it is part of the Coalition for Bulgaria, an alliance led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. The party publishes the newspaper Rabotnicheski Vestnik.[1]
In the 2014 parliamentary election, the Coalition for Bulgaria received 15.4% of the popular vote and 39 out of 240 seats. The party remains represented in Parliament within the coalition after the 2017 election.[2]
References
- "Leftist Parties of Bulgaria". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- https://www.parliament.bg/bg/MP/2761
External links
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