Volya Movement

Volya Movement
Движение Воля
LeaderVeselin Mareshki
Founded15 July 2007 (2007-07-15) (Liberal Alliance)
4 November 2012 (2012-11-04) (Today)
28 November 2016 (2016-11-28) (Volya)
Split fromOrder, Law and Justice
Preceded byNational Movement for Freedom and Democracy
HeadquartersVarna, Bulgaria
IdeologyBulgarian nationalism[1]
Right-wing populism[2][3][4][5]
Anti-corruption[6]
Anti-establishment[7]
Euroscepticism
Political positionRight-wing[8][9] to far-right[10]
National affiliationBulgarian Patriots
European affiliationIdentity and Democracy Party (until 2022)
Colours    Teal and white
  Light blue (former)
National Assembly
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European Parliament
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Website
Official website

Volya Movement (Bulgarian: Движение Воля, romanizedDvizhenie Volya, lit.'Will Movement')[11][12] is a right-wing populist[2] political party in Bulgaria. Before 2016, it was known variously as Today and Liberal Alliance. The party was established by Bulgarian businessman Veselin Mareshki, ostensibly on principles of anti-corruption and anti-elitism.

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  3. ^ "STATE OF POPULISM IN EUROPE" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Marine le Pen's man in Bulgaria staged a stress test for Borissov". 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Europe's far-right populists eye EU elections at Nice rally | DW | 02.05.2018". Deutsche Welle.
  6. ^ Lyman, Rick (24 February 2017). "In Bulgaria, a Businessman Who Talks (and Acts) Like Trump". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Bulgarian elections – a pro-western party may have won, but the European idea seems to have lost". 9 April 2017.
  8. ^ Boros, Tamás (2018). The State of Populism in Europe 2017. Friedrich Ebert Foundation. p. 148.
  9. ^ "Bulgaria".
  10. ^ "2017 was a good year for Europe's extremists". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 22 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Новата партия на Марешки ще се казва "Воля" - Mediapool.bg". 28 November 2016.
  12. ^ news.bg (28 November 2016). ""Воля" - новата партия на Марешки".

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