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GERB
ГЕРБ
Leader Boyko Borisov
Chairman Boyko Borisov
Founded December 3, 2006 (2006-12-03)
Headquarters Sofia
Membership  (2013) ≈ 70,000 [1]
Ideology Conservatism[2]
Populism[3][4][5]
Political position Centre-right[3][6][7]
International affiliation International Democrat Union
European affiliation European People's Party
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours Blue, grey
National Assembly
84 / 240
European Parliament
6 / 17
Website
http://www.gerb.bg/
Politics of Bulgaria
Political parties
Elections

GERB (Bulgarian: ГЕРБ, derived from Граждани за европейско развитие на България Graždani za evropejsko razvitie na Bǎlgarija, "Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria". The word герб/gerb also means "coat of arms" in Bulgarian), is a Bulgarian centre-right political party established on March 13, 2006.

History

GERB is headed by acronym (in Bulgarian) GERB — Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, earlier the same year. The name of the party is not stated to be an acronym, but is spelled in all caps nonetheless.

In early January 2007,[8] and early February 2007,[9] the party came second in public polls on party support with around 14%, trailing the Bulgarian Socialist Party which had around 25%. Its stated priorities are fighting crime and corruption, preserving family as the cornerstone of society and achieving energy independence.

GERB won the 2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria with 24.36% of the vote. The party elected five MEPs and joined the European People's Party-European Democrats Group in the European Parliament (in the EPP section). On June 6, 2007 GERB applied formally to join as a member-party the European People's Party[10] and joined EPP on February 7, 2008.[11]

GERB won the 2009 parliamentary elections, held a month after the European ballot, winning 39.7% of the popular vote and 117 seats (out of 240). After the elections, a new government was formed, led by Borisov, exclusively with GERB members. On 20 February 2013, the government resigned after nationwide protests demanding it to step down.[12]

GERB's candidates for the 2011 presidential election, Rosen Plevneliev and Margarita Popova (presidential nominee and running mate, respectively), won the elections on the second ballot with 52.6% of the popular vote.

GERB won the 2013 parliamentary elections with 97 seats, receiving 30.5% of the popular vote. This made GERB the first governing party to be re-elected in the history of the post-communist Bulgaria. However, with lack of support from the other parties and designated to form a new government, Borisov refused the offer and so GERB went in the opposition.

Elections

Statistics

Bulgarian Parliament
Election # of seats won # of total votes % of popular vote rank
2009 117 1,678,583 39.72% 1st
2013 97 1,081,605 30.54% 1st
2014 84 1,072,491 32.67% 1st
Plevneliev for President
Election # of total votes (1st round) % of popular vote (1st round) rank (1st round) # of total votes (2nd round) % of popular vote (2nd round) rank (2nd round)
2011 1,349,380 40.11% 1st 1,698,136 52.58% 1st
European Parliament
Election # of seats won # of total votes % of popular vote rank
2007 5 420,001 21.68% 1st
2009 5 627,693 24.36% 1st
2014 6 680,838 30.40% 1st

References

  1. ^ language: Bulgarian, date: 9 July 2013 http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/07/09/2099770_deputatut_ot_gerb_plamen_nunev_niama_razceplenie_v/
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2011). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved May 29, 2012. 
  3. ^ a b Hope, Kerin; Troev, Theodor (June 10, 2009). "Populist promises to clean up Bulgaria". Financial Times. Retrieved December 19, 2011. ()
  4. ^ Novaković, Igor (2010). European" and "Extreme" Populists in the Same Row – the New Government of the Republic of Bulgaria""" (PDF). Western Balkans Security Observer (ISAC Fund) (17): 63–73. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  5. ^ Cristova, Christiana (2010). "Populism: the Bulgarian case" (PDF). Sociedade e Cultura (Goiânia) 13 (2): 221–232. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  6. ^ Smilov, Daniel; Jileva, Elena (2009), "The politics of Bulgarian citizenship: National identity, democracy and other uses", Citizenship Policies in the New Europe (Amsterdam University Press): 229 
  7. ^ Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2012), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 78 
  8. ^ "Socialists Lead GERB in Bulgarian Politics: Angus Reid Global Monitor". Angus Reid Public Opinion. Vision Critical. Retrieved October 10, 2008. 
  9. ^ "Socialists Gain, GERB Second in Bulgaria: Angus Reid Global Monitor". Angus Reid Public Opinion. Vision Critical. Retrieved October 10, 2008. 
  10. ^ "Лидерът на ПП ГЕРБ е на двудневно посещение в Брюксел". ГЕРБ (in Bulgarian). June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2008. 
  11. ^ "Bulgaria's GERB joins European People's Party". SEtimes.com. February 8, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008. 
  12. ^ New York Times, The. "After Bulgarian Protests, Prime Minister Resigns". Retrieved 20 February 2013. 

External links

  • Official website (Bulgarian)
  • Official website (English)
  • GERB's page on the European People's Party website
National Assembly
(240 seats)
European Parliament
(17 seats)
Unrepresented
Defunct
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