Alternative Socialist Alliance - Independents
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Alternative Socialist Alliance – Independents (in Bulgarian
: Алтернативно социалистическо обединение – независими) is a political party
in Bulgaria
, which emerged out of a minority fraction of the Bulgarian Communist Party
. The party was first registered as a political party in 1991.
In 1996, under the name Alternative Socialist Alliance it launched its party president Lyubomir Stefanov as a presidential candidate. Stefanov got 0.16% of the votes.
In 1998 the party joined the Bulgarian Euroleft. In 2001 it was reconstructed as an independent party, and registered with the current name. The party did not put up any own lists for the 2001 elections.
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
: Алтернативно социалистическо обединение – независими) is a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, which emerged out of a minority fraction of the Bulgarian Communist Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...
. The party was first registered as a political party in 1991.
In 1996, under the name Alternative Socialist Alliance it launched its party president Lyubomir Stefanov as a presidential candidate. Stefanov got 0.16% of the votes.
In 1998 the party joined the Bulgarian Euroleft. In 2001 it was reconstructed as an independent party, and registered with the current name. The party did not put up any own lists for the 2001 elections.