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  Bulgarian Socialist Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party.
The BSP is a member of the Socialist International and is led by Sergei Stanishev.
The current Bulgarian president, Georgi Parvanov, was a member and chairman of the party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party   (220 words)

  
 Programme of the Bulgarian Socialist Party : adopted by an all-party referendum held in October 1994. - [Electronic ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Programme of the Bulgarian Socialist Party : adopted by an all-party referendum held in October 1994.
BSP is undergoing a process of radical change to a new type of a socialist party of the democratic left-wing forces.
The Programme is a synthesis of the new visions of BSP on the way the contemporary Bulgarian state and social order are to be democratised, the country is to be taken out of the crisis, and modern economic development on the verge of XXI century is to be achieved.
www.fes.de /fulltext/ialhi/90005/90005001.htm   (270 words)

  
 Socialist Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Socialist Party is the name of several different political parties around the world that are explicitly called Socialist.
All of these parties claim to uphold socialism, though they might belong to different branches of the socialist movement and might therefore have different interpretations of what socialism means.
Most of these parties advocate either social democracy or democratic socialism.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Socialist_Party   (206 words)

  
 Bulgarian Voting Stuns Opposition
Many Bulgarians are still absorbing the news that after 45 years of Communist rule, almost one in two voters gave the Communists' successor, the Socialist Party, a mandate to lead the country again.
Although Bulgarian Communists have shed their old name and eased their grip on economic and political life, their victory still set a precedent -it was the first time that a ruling Marxist party has competed in multiparty national elections and won since the collapse of Communist rule began in Eastern Europe last year.
Members of the Socialist Party said the vote was also an indication of the people's loyalty to a Government that since World War II has increased the standard of living and kept the peace, although with an iron hand.
partners.nytimes.com /library/world/europe/061290bulgaria-vote.html   (898 words)

  
 Programme of the Bulgarian Socialist Party : adopted by an all-party referendum held in October 1994. - [Electronic ...
The policy of the socialist party of a dialogue, interaction with all democratic forces and national consensus is the spirit of the European standards of a civilized and constructive political conduct.
The Bulgarian Socialist party stands for a new model of women's employment, which accounts for her participation in the informal sectors and for raising of young generations thus going a step further to surmounting the contradiction between the maternity, working and other social types of women's realisation.
The Bulgarian Socialist Party insists on preservation and development of the unions of intellectuals and on increasing their role in the society, on surmounting the confrontation and on nation's unity and defence of professional interests of scientists, teachers, doctors, authors of artefacts and cultural activists.
www.fes.de /fulltext/ialhi/90005/90005004.htm   (7680 words)

  
 Bulgaria The Bulgarian Communist (Socialist) Party - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current ...
Party recruitment in the 1980s targeted individuals already successful in public or economic life, and the proportion of whitecollar members increased in that decade.
At every level, party and government personnel were closely interwoven, and the principle of democratic centralism kept the lower levels strictly subordinate to the national party.
A major concession by the postZhivkov party was removal of party cells from all state offices, the judiciary, educational and health agencies, as well as all nongovernmental workplaces--a concession forced by the UDF's threat to boycott the round table negotiations that would set a national agenda for political reform early in 1990.
www.photius.com /countries/bulgaria/government/bulgaria_government_the_bulgarian_commun~51.html   (940 words)

  
 History of Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The first Bulgarian state was recognized in 681 A.D. and was a mixture of Slavs and Bulgars.
Todor Zhivkov, the head of the Bulgarian Communist Party, ruled the country for much of its time under communism, and during his 27 years as leader of Bulgaria, democratic opposition was crushed, agriculture and industry were nationalized, and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church fell under the control of the state.
Bulgarian Socialist Party candidate Georgi Purvanov won the November 2001 presidential election and took office January 2002.
www.historyofnations.net /europe/bulgaria.html   (1058 words)

  
 Sendov
In Bulgaria, member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (former communists - anti-Bulgarians who with the help of the former Soviet Union had usurped the power in Bulgaria for 50 years).
Member of the very same party, Bulgarian Socialist (Communist) Party that ordered the body of His Majesty King Boris III be taken out of the grave and blown up.
He will be forced to resign as Deputy Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament because of his involvement in the trason towards Bulgaria and all its people.
www.geocities.com /hmborisiii/Sendov.html   (218 words)

  
 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BULGARIA, The situation one week before the vote
The National Simeon II Movement has intimated that the authorities in Brussels might reject a government led by the Socialist Party, 27 of whose leading candidates are former ministers of the former Prime Minister (December 1994-February 1997) Jan Videnov (forced to resign after a major political-economic crisis and violent demonstrations in January 1997).
Nadejda Mihaïlova, leader of the United Democratic Forces, Serguei Stanichev, Chairman of the Socialist Party, Ivan Kostov, leader of the Party of Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria and Ivan Tatartchev of the Movement for National Unity and Social Justice to stop the lottery.
According to a poll by Alpha Research published on 7th June the Socialist Party is due to win 40% of the vote, versus 21.3% for the NDS II.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/bulgarie/legislatives/default2.htm   (1369 words)

  
 Saddam Oil Makes Bulgaria's Socialist Party Slip
He told his party that from the beginning of 2001 until the end of 2002 he worked as a consultant for Machinoexport, a company that he claimed had got a licence from the Bulgarian government at the end of 2001 to do business with Iraq under the Oil for Foods programme.
BSP representatives said Zahariev's statements that he had not involved BSP during his talks in Baghdad were doubtful.
BSP sources said it was plausible that Zahariev used the name BSP to make Machinoexport a more reliable partner for the Iraqis and ultimately win the contract.
www.capital.bg /weekly/04-04/1-4.htm   (1544 words)

  
 THE SOCIALIST PARTY WINS THE BULGARIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS
Without an absolute majority the Socialist Party, that came out ahead in the general elections, is obliged to create rapidly a government coalition that is able to make the necessary reforms for Bulgaria’s accession to the EU on January 1st 2007.
June 2001, and then became chairman of the parliamentary group of the country’s main opposition party, the Coalition for Bulgaria (KzB), an alliance of the various leftwing parties, the main leader of which is the Socialist Party.
Although during the electoral campaign the Socialist Party promised to raise salaries by 20% and challenged the ‘liberal approach’ adopted by Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha’s government the party does not intend to break away from the policies undertaken by its predecessors.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/bulgarie/legislatives/resultats.htm   (1655 words)

  
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SOCIALISTS' PLANS TO RUN THE COUNTRY At a meeting of the Socialists' top leadership late last night, the leader of the ex-Communist Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Zhan Videnov was elected floor leader of the Socialist-led coalition, which includes one Agrarian and one ecologist formation.
The BSP daily "Douma" notes that President Zhelyu Zhelev is expected to convene the newly elected Parliament on January 9, 1995.
The BSP denied DAR the right to use part of the campaign airtime to which it was entitled as a political force represented in the previous parliament, "Demokratsiya" recalls.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/94-12/dec30.bta   (1304 words)

  
 CNN - Pro-Western alliance sweeping Bulgarian vote - Apr. 19, 1997
Partial official returns released early Sunday gave the pro-Western UDF and its coalition allies 57.6 percent of the vote.
Socialist Party leader Georgy Parvanov claims his party tried to implement reforms, but was misunderstood.
His party is still expected to be the biggest opposition party, because it commands loyalty among older Bulgarians nostalgic for the Communist era when food was cheap and crime rates were low.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9704/19/bulgaria.elections.pm   (655 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Socialist party strong in upcoming Bulgarian elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev speaks to supporters during a rally in Sofia, the capital city.
Thirteen Bulgarian soldiers have died in the war, and in May parliament voted to pull the troops out at the end of the year.
But many Bulgarians are skeptical of promises about new jobs, roads, and other improvements in the rural communities where the bases are located.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-06-23-bulgaria-elections_x.htm   (715 words)

  
 Bulgaria (07/05)
With the support of all political parties, the Bulgarian parliament ratified the EU accession treaty on May 11, 2005, with a view towards joining the EU in 2007.
The votes for parties who did not receive a minimum threshold of votes are redistributed to other parties proportionate to their own share of the vote.
In addition to the prime minister and deputy prime ministers, the Council is composed of ministers who head the various agencies within the government and usually come from the majority/ruling party or from a member party of the ruling coalition in parliament.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/b/49642.htm   (2512 words)

  
 Avoiding being left behind - News news
BSP leader Sergei Stanishev, voted to the top post after his predecessor Georgi Purvanov was elected president last year, appears determined to position the party as part of a wider international political presence.
For the BSP to present itself as an alternative, the party had to be seen to have an alternative vision.
Meanwhile, party leaders in the BSP Supreme Council have approved reports on an organisational revamp of the party, and on the preparation of new party regulations, along with other documents to be put to delegates for discussion this weekend.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/avoiding-being-left-behind/id_4615/catid_5   (1137 words)

  
 Bulgarian Socialist Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the 2001 parliamentary elections it was part of the alliance which picked up 48 of 240 seats.
The party is the successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party and was formed in 1990 following the and the party's abandonment of Marxism-Leninism.
In the upcoming 25 June 2005 elections BSP is expected to win the largest share of votes - about 40% and is considered to possibly being able to form a coalition government.
www.reidsville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party   (211 words)

  
 Challenges face Bulgarian Socialist Party at congress - News news
THE Bulgarian Socialist Party is preparing for its first fully-fledged congress since coming into office as the dominant partner of the tripartite coalition Cabinet, and faces key issues including rejuvenating the party and settling the Sofia leadership question.
The party hopes to use the congress to consolidate its position, and to improve the connection between the party and its parliamentary group.
A keynote report that the BSP Supreme Council is to present on December 3 will say that among the main reasons that the BSP lost the mayoral elections in Sofia on November 5 was the complete lack of mobilisation of the BSP’s Sofia branch.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/challenges-face-bulgarian-socialist-party-at-congress/id_12851/catid_5   (627 words)

  
 Bulgarian Socialist Party: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The bulgarian communist party was the ruling party of the peoples republic of bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when it ceased to be a communist state....
BSP is a member of the Socialist International Socialist International quick summary:
The socialist international (si) is an international organisation for social democratic and democratic socialist parties....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/bulgarian_socialist_party.htm   (392 words)

  
 CER | Bulgaria: Forging Alliances   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has named 14 parties, including the Social Democratic Party and some civic movements, with which it plans to sign pre-election agreements in the run-up to the parliamentary poll due in June 2001.
The nucleus of the so-called New Left Alliance formalized on 7 January includes the BSP, holding 58 of the 240 seats in the present Parliament, the Social Democratic Party, the Movement of Social Democrats (dominated by former members of the Euroleft Party) and the United Labor Block.
Partnership in the upcoming parliamentary ballot is the only way in which left-oriented parties stand to increase their share of the vote from the 24 percent, which they garnered in the 1997 elections.
www.ce-review.org /01/2/vulkov2.html   (962 words)

  
 Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA), 97-01-10
On Thursday the leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) continued its consultations with parties and organizations on the line-up, structure and programme of the future government.
He is among the founders and architects of a united and democratic Europe, one of the brightest political figures of the 20th century, Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev said in an address commemorating the anniversary of the death of Francois Mitterrand in Paris on Thursday.
She reminded that 70% of Bulgarian health care institutions are financed by municipalities.
www.hri.org /news/agencies/bta/last/97-01-10.bta.html   (3269 words)

  
 EFGP : Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the 1997 early national elections, the Green Party took part in the newly established coalition, Alliance for National Salvation, alongside the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (the Turkish party), the Liberal Union "New Choice", the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union "Nikola Petkov" and the Party of the Democratic Centre.
During the national elections in June 2005, the Coalition for Bulgaria (Bulgarian Socialist Party, Bulgarian Green Party and another 6 parties), The movement for the rights and freedoms (this party represents turkish minority in Bulgaria) and (National Movement of Simeon II) have created the new Government.
Parties Represented in National Parliament:Coalition for Bulgaria (Bulgarian Socialist Party, Bulgarian Green Party and another 6 parties), National Movement Simeon II, United Democratic Forces and The movement for the rights and freedoms (this party represents Turkish minority in Bulgaria)).
www.europeangreens.org /peopleandparties/members/bulgaria.html   (637 words)

  
 Bulgaria (03/06)
Results from the June 25, 2005 general election are as follows: BSP (Coalition for Bulgaria) 34.17%, NMSS 22.08%, MRF 14.17%, Ataka 8.75%, UDF 8.33%, DSB 7.08%, BNU 5.42%.
Following general elections on June 25, 2005, on August 16, 2005, Sergei Stanishev of the Bulgarian Socialist Party became the new Prime Minister of a coalition government.
Results are as follows: Bulgarian Socialist Party/Coalition for Bulgaria (BSP) 34.17%, National Movement Simeon II (NMSS) 22.08%, Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF) 14.17%, Ataka 8.75%, United Democratic Forces (UDF) 8.33%, Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) 7.08%, Bulgarian People’s Union (BNU) 5.42%.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3236.htm   (3095 words)

  
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EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA BTA - BULGARIAN TELEGRAPH AGENCY BULLETIN OF NEWS FROM BULGARIA JANUARY 26, 1995 SOCIALIST LEADER VIDENOV- PRIME MINISTER The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Zhan Videnov is Bulgaria's new Prime Minister.
Videnov was not yet Socialist leader when he apologized to the nation for the party's mistakes in a televised debate.
The former socialist countries have become a place the West moves its environment-polluting technologies to, the participants in the workshop were told.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/95-01/jan26.bta   (1869 words)

  
 Bulgaria 1990/Albania 1991   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bulgarian government responded that the opposition had received newsprint and access to the broadcast outlets in accordance with an agreement between the parties, adding that many of the Socialist Party's advantages, especially its financial reserves, resulted from the party's membership of one million, about a ninth of Bulgaria's population.
The Socialist Party had agreed to restore to the state 57 percent of its assets, corresponding to subsidies received from the state budget under the previous regime.
In the years since, the Bulgarian people, particularly the students, may have learned something, as the country has gone through the now-familiar pattern of freely-rising prices, the scrapping of subsidies on basic goods and utilities, shortages of all kinds, and IMF and World Bank demands to tighten the belts even further.
members.aol.com /bblum6/bulgaria.htm   (3201 words)

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