Yes, Bulgaria!
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Yes, Bulgaria!
Да, България! |
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| Leader | Hristo Ivanov |
| Founded | 7 January 2017 |
| Headquarters | Dragan Tsankov Blvd 12-16, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Ideology |
Anti-corruption Civic engagement Pro-Europeanism Big tent |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| Colours | Green and Purple |
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| European Parliament |
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Yes, Bulgaria! (Bulgarian: Да, България!), is a Bulgarian political party, founded in January 2017 by former Minister of Justice Hristo Ivanov.
The party was founded on January 7, 2017, by Hristo Ivanov, who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice in the caretaker Bliznashki Cabinet from August 6, 2014 until November 7, 2014. He then served as Minister of Justice in the Second Borisov Cabinet from November 7, 2014 until his resignation on December 9, 2015, submitted in protest of failed attempts at judicial reform. At its first meeting, Ivanov outlined the party's three main priorities - "to ensure the rule of law and efficient and accessible justice; to accelerate the pace of growth of the country; and the fight against systemic poverty and for raising the standards of living."
According to the Sofia Globe, “[Ivanov] did something few Bulgarian politicians have done before him: He stood up for his principles."
On January 11, 2017, Ivanov was elected as the party's chairman, together with an Executive Council of 13 parliamentary deputies. Two days later Yes, Bulgaria! submitted their registration documents for the upcoming parliamentary elections at the end of March. In the following weeks, several political formations approached the new party in order to form a possible coalition for the elections, including The Greens, DEOS and the Bulgaria for Citizens Movement.Radan Kanev's Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria, which had previously split from the Reformist Bloc in November 2016, offered to unite with Ivanov's party. In response, Yes, Bulgaria! announced they will attempt to run independently, with Ivanov saying that “it is fair to establish a long-term connection with the voter, to have our own image," thus rejecting the offer from Kanev's now re-branded 'New Republic' coalition.
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