Country: | Bulgaria |
Colorcode: | orange |
Bulgarian People's Union | |
Native Name: | Български народен съюз |
Foundation: | 2005 |
Dissolved: | 2006 |
Position: | Centre-right[1] to right-wing[2] |
Blank1 Title: | Member parties |
Blank1: | BZNS-NS IMRO-BNM SSD |
The Bulgarian People's Union (Bulgarian: Български народен съюз) was a centre-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria. It contested only one legislative election: that on 25 June 2005. It won 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats. The Union was composed by the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union-People's Union (Bulgarian: link=no|Български Земеделски Народен Съюз-Народен Съюз), the IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (Bulgarian: link=no|Ватрешна Македонска Револуционна Организация-Българско Национално Движение) and the Union of Free Democrats (Съюз на свободните демократи).
In 2006 several corruption scandals were connected to the leader of BPU – the former mayor of capital city of Sofia – Stefan Sofiyanski. Political surveys in 2006 showed seriously decreasing support for the BPU.
The alliance disbanded later that year.