GERB

Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
Граждани за европейско развитие на България
AbbreviationGERB[1]
LeaderBoyko Borisov[1]
Founded3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)
Split fromNational Movement Simeon II
HeadquartersSofia
Membership (2018)94,000[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[1][5][9][10]
National affiliationGERB—SDS
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
International affiliation
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colours  Blue
National Assembly
67 / 240
European Parliament
5 / 17
Municipalities
101 / 265
Party flag
Website
www.gerb.bg

GERB (Bulgarian: ГЕРБ, lit.'Coat of arms'), an acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria[1] (Bulgarian: Граждани за европейско развитие на България), is a conservative populist[4][5] political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria between 2009–2013 and 2016–2021.[a]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "БСП и ГЕРБ вече почти равни по брой членове" [BSP and GERB now almost even in membership]. 24 Chasa. August 6, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Bulgaria". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  4. ^ a b Barzachka, Nina (April 25, 2017). "Bulgaria's government will include far-right nationalist parties for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference FT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Novaković, Igor (2010). ""European" and "Extreme" Populists in the Same Row – the New Government of the Republic of Bulgaria" (PDF). Western Balkans Security Observer (17). ISAC Fund: 63–73. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  7. ^ Cristova, Christiana (2010). "Populism: the Bulgarian case" (PDF). Sociedade e Cultura. 13 (2). Goiânia: 221–232. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  8. ^ Routledge Handbook of European Elections edited by Donatella M. Viola, page 639
  9. ^ Smilov, Daniel; Jileva, Elena (2009), "The politics of Bulgarian citizenship: National identity, democracy and other uses", Citizenship Policies in the New Europe, Amsterdam University Press, p. 229
  10. ^ Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2012), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 78


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