National Liberal Party (Bulgaria)
National Liberal Party Националлиберална партия | |
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Founded | 29 November 1920 |
Merger of | Liberal Party (Radoslavists) People's Liberal Party Young Liberals Party |
Headquarters | Sofia |
Ideology | National liberalism |
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The National Liberal Party (Bulgarian: Националлиберална партия, Natsionalliberalna partija, NLP) was a political party in Bulgaria.
History
The party was established on 29 November 1920 by a merger of the
The NLP later began to split into smaller factions.[4] In the 1927 elections the main faction ran in a coalition with the Democratic Alliance, together winning 174 seats and a majority in the National Assembly.[5] The Kyorchev faction ran in an alliance with the Tomov faction of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Democratic Party, with the Kyorchev group winning seven seats.[5]
In the 1931 elections the main faction continued its coalition with the Democratic Alliance, but lost the elections to the People's Bloc, an alliance which included the Petrov faction of the NLP.[5]
In May 1936 the NLP joined the Five (Petorkata), a group of five parties that aimed to restore the Tarnovo Constitution by negotiations with Tsar Boris III.[6] The party received 2.3% of the vote in the 1939 elections, with the Five disbanding in the same year.[1]
A party named National Liberal Party 'Stefan Stambolov' was established after the fall of the communist regime, and was part of the
References
- ^ a b c d Raymond Detrez (2006) Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria Scarecrow Press, p307
- ^ ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p380
- ^ Detrez, p308
- ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p386
- ^ Detrez, p183
- ^ 1991 Parliamentary Elections Archived 2007-07-27 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
- ^ 1994 Parliamentary Elections Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex