Communist Party of Bulgaria
The Communist Party of Bulgaria (CPB, Bulgarian: Комунистическа Партия на България, КПБ, romanized: Komunisticheska Partiya na Bǎlgariya, KPB) is a communist party in Bulgaria, currently led by Aleksandar Paunov.
Communist Party of Bulgaria Комунистическа Партия на България | |
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| Abbreviation | CPB |
| Leader | Aleksandar Paunov |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Split from | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | 10th Building, Tsar Kaloyan St., Sofia |
| Newspaper | Rabotnicheski vestnik ("Workers' newspaper") |
| Membership (2017) | 20,000 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | BSP for Bulgaria |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 240 |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 0 / 17 |
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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.
- "Parliament.bg".
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