Middle European Class
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The Middle European Class (Bulgarian: Средна европейска класа, romanized: Sredna evropejska klasa; SEC/SEK), sometimes translated as Average European Class, is a political party in Bulgaria established by nightclub owner[4] Georgi Manev. It is currently led by Konstantin Bachiiski.
Electoral participation
Parliamentary elections
2017
In the 2017 parliamentary election, the party was part of the ultra nationalists electoral alliance United Patriots with IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement, National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria and Attack.[5] SEC failed to secure any seats, but United Patriots entered a coalition with GERB to form the Third Borisov Government. In July 2020 SEC withdrew from United Patriots.[6]
April 2021
SEC entered a new coalition with far-right political party IMRO[7] but on 17 February 2021 the Central Election Commission did not approve "Middle European Class" for participation in the April 2021 parliamentary election.[8][9] The reason given was "unsealed documents, lack of signature of the party representative and other documentary failures."
July 2021
On 6 June 2021 SEC was again not approved for participation in the July 2021 parliamentary election but party members became part of Petar Moskov's "National Union of the Right" electoral coalition.[10]
November 2021
On 17 September 2021 Georgi Manev stepped down as leader of the party and retired from politics. Konstantin Bachiiski became party leader and on 19 September 2021 the party and Volt Bulgaria announced the electoral coalition We Continue the Change[11] led by Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev, former caretaker ministers. In the November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary еlection We Continue the Change came in first place with 67 seats.[12] It formed a broad coalition between BSP, ITN and DB and was given the mandate to form a government on 13 December 2021. SEK had 4 seats in the National Assembly. After ITN withdrew from the government in June 2022, a snap election was called.
April 2024
On 23 April 2024 the party leader, Konstantin Bachiiski announced to the public that SEK would be leaving the We Continue the Change coalition, this is a little after the Greens did the same.[13]
References
- ^ Tzoneva, Antoaneta; Georgiev, Svetoslav (2010). Mayors on Lease: Vote-buying at Local Elections in Bulgaria (PDF) (Report). RiskMonitor Foundation. p. 17. ISBN 978-954-2914-02-0. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Bulgaria".
- ^ "Лидерът на "Средна европейска класа": Ще се явим на вота с ПП". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-15."Партията на Бачийски напуска коалицията ПП-ДБ". mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Георги Манев - властелинът на мисълта". www.24chasa.bg. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "ПП "Средна европейска класа" преминава към "Обеденени патриоти"". bnr.bg.
- ^ "СЕК скъса в национален план с коалиционното споразумение с "Обединени патриоти"". bnr.bg.
- ^ "СЕК подкрепя ВМРО, влиза в листите им". Черноморски фар - новини от Бургас и региона (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "ЦИК е отказала регистрацията на партия "Средна европейска класа" на Георги Манев и на още няколко партии".
- ^ "Централна избирателна комисия". www.cik.bg.
- ^ "ЦИК заличи регистрацията на коалиция "Средна европейска класа"". bnr.bg.
- ^ ""Волт" и "Средна европейска класа" правят коалиция "Продължаваме промяната" | Вестник "ДУМА"". duma.bg. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Резултати :: Избори за президент и вицепрезидент и народни представители 14 ноември 2021". results.cik.bg. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Партия "Средна европейска класа" напуска ПП-ДБ". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
External links
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