Volt Bulgaria

Volt Bulgaria

Волт България
Volt Bulgaria Волт България
	European Party Volt
Abbreviation	Volt
Chairperson	Nastimir Ananiev
Vice Chairperson	Boris Borisov
Founded	19 May 2018; 3 years ago
Headquarters	Sofia
Ideology	European federalism; Pro-Europeanism; Social liberalism; Progressivism
National affiliation	Stand Up.BG! We are coming! (2021); We Continue the Change (2021–)
European affiliation	Volt Europa
Colours	Purple
National Assembly	2 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Municipalities	3 / 265
Website
	volt.bg
	Politics of Bulgaria; Political parties; Elections;

Volt Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Волт България, abbreviated Volt) is a social-liberal political party in Bulgaria. It is the Bulgarian branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level. It is currently part of the centrist electoral coalition We Continue the Change.^[5]

Foundation[]

Volt Bulgaria was founded in Sofia on 19 May 2018, with as its first chairman.

History[]

2019 European Parliament election[]

The 2019 European Parliament election was the first election in which Volt took part. The party obtained 0.18% of the Vote in Bulgaria.^[6] Although the Bulgarian branch of Volt was unable to obtain a seat in the European Parliament, it is currently represented by the German branch, which won one seat.

2019 Bulgarian local election[]

Volt Bulgaria participated in the 2019 Bulgarian Local Elections, with the ''Together for Change'' Coalition list, and obtained 7.12% of the votes in Haskovo,^[7] 6.12% in Rodopi,^[8] and 6.39% in Sopot,^[9] earning Volt a seat in each of those localities.

April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election[]

Volt Bulgaria participated in the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the anti-government coalition ISMV. The coalition gained 14 seats in parliament, none of which were allocated to members of Volt.^[10]

July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election[]

Volt Bulgaria participated again in the early July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the anti-government coalition ISMV. The coalition gained 13 seats in parliament, none of which were allocated to members of Volt.^[11]

November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election[]

Volt Bulgaria participated in the November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the electoral coalition We Continue the Change (PP) led by Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev, the former caretaker Economy and Finance Ministers, respectively.^[12] The coalition gained 67 seats in parliament, two of which was allocated to members of Volt. This makes Volt Bulgaria the second Volt Europa party to enter a national legislature after Volt Netherlands.

Electoral results[]

National elections[]

Election	Coalition	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2021 (April)	as part of ISMV	150,940 (ISMV)	4.65 (#6 ISMV)	0 / 240	New	Snap election
2021 (July)	as part of ISMV	136,885 (ISMV)	4.95 (#6 ISMV)	0 / 240	-	Snap election
2021 (November)	as part of PP	666,837 (PP)	25.65 (#1 PP)	2 / 240	2	Coalition

European elections[]

Election	Political party	Top candidate	Performance					Rank
Election	Political party	Top candidate	Votes	%	± pp	Seats	+/–	Rank
2019	Volt Bulgaria		3,500	0.18	New	0 / 17	New	18th

References[]

^ Stagni·Interviews·6 December, Federica; 2018 (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ Essler, Brett (7 November 2019). "Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won". School of International and Public Affairs. Columbia University. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "Official: "We continue the change" goes to the polls with VOLT and "Middle European class" - Politics - Bulgaria - NOVA News". World Today News. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
^ "2019 European election results in Bulgaria".
^ "Haskovo Election results".
^ "Rodopi Election Results".
^ "Sopot Election Results".
^ "Election results April 2021".
^ "Bulgarian July 2021 Election results".
^ ""Волт" и "Средна европейска класа" правят коалиция "Продължаваме пр��мяната" | Вестник "ДУМА"". duma.bg. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

[1] Stagni·Interviews·6 December, Federica; 2018 (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[4] Essler, Brett (7 November 2019). "Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won". School of International and Public Affairs. Columbia University. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[5] "Official: "We continue the change" goes to the polls with VOLT and "Middle European class" - Politics - Bulgaria - NOVA News". World Today News. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

[6] "2019 European election results in Bulgaria".

[7] "Haskovo Election results".

[8] "Rodopi Election Results".

[9] "Sopot Election Results".

[10] "Election results April 2021".

[11] "Bulgarian July 2021 Election results".

[12] ""Волт" и "Средна европейска класа" правят коалиция "Продължаваме пр��мяната" | Вестник "ДУМА"". duma.bg. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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