Bulgarian Euro-Left
# Bulgarian Euro-Left

The Bulgarian Euro-Left (Bulgarian: Българска Евролевица, romanized: Bulgarska Evrolevitsa; BEL) is a pro-Western social-democratic political party in Bulgaria. The party was established on 22 February 1997 in Sofia. The party was formed by former members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.

The party contested the April 1997 parliamentary election as the Civil Union for the Republic – Bulgarian Euro-Left, winning 5.5% of the vote and 14 seats in the National Assembly. Two deputies from the Bulgarian Business Bloc joined the BEL in February 1998.

The BEL was admitted into the Socialist International as an observer affiliate in 1999. The party was in favour of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union.

## Leadership

* Chairman: Aleksandar Tomov

## Electoral history

### National Assembly

| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 234,058 | 5.50 (#4) | 14 / 240 | New | Opposition |
| 2001 | 44,637 | 0.98 (#8) | 0 / 240 | 14 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2005 | 47,410 | 1.13 (#9) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra parliamentary |
| 2009 | 8,762 | 0.21 (#11) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2013 | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest |
| 2014 | 9,431 | 0.29 (#16) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra parliamentary |
| 2017 | 5,945 | 0.17 (#15) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra parliamentary |
| Apr 2021 | 3,485 | 0.11 (#20) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| Jul 2021 | 3,445 | 0.12 (#18) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| Nov 2021 | 13,710 | 0.52 (#10) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2022 | 5,343 | 0.21 (#17) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2023 | 2,633 | 0.10 (#17) | 0 / 240 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |

* ↑ Run as part of the Rose Coalition (BSD, NDPS and OBT).
* ↑ Run as part of the Bulgarian Left Coalition.
* ↑ Run as part of the Coalition of the Dissatisfied (BSD and KSS).
* ↑ Run as part of the Together for Change coalition (BSDE, ESI and R2000).
* ↑ Run as part of the Together Movement for Change coalition.

### European Parliament

European Parliament :

| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 14,132 | 0.55 | 0 / 18 | 0 | 11th |
| 2014 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2019 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
