The party was established in 2013 by popular Bulgarian punk and ska musician Svetoslav Vitkov just prior to the parliamentary election and achieved relative success by winning 1,34% of the total vote. This result placed it as the 13th largest party in the country, with just a few weeks of campaigning and little to no financial support.[1]
The party became the first one to open its list for the European Parliament election in 2014 to all people willing to participate. Following a series of events, including public debates on European policies, a lie-detector test, and Facebook voting, the party announced its 17 candidates, with most of them having never been involved in politics before. The top two candidates were well-known - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences member and activist Hristo Lafchiev, and political scientist and renowned football fan Aleksandar Alekov. The party soon became known for its provocative, fun and socially open rhetoric, including penalty shoot-outs with other politicians and scandalous video clips.
At the European Parliament elections in May 2014, People's Voice placed 9th with 1,002% of the vote.[2] In the parliamentary elections held in October 2014, the party 37,335 votes, enough to earn it 10th place with 1.14% of the vote.[3]
People's Voice attempted to enter the 2016 presidential election, initially opting for a coalition with The Greens. Their candidate for president was Svetoslav Vitkov, while his running-mate was Ivan Velkov, a Deputy Chairman of the municipal councilor in Sofia.[4] However, on October 5, 2016 their registration in the elections was denied due to an insufficient number of signatures gathered prior to the final deadline for doing so.[5]
At the 2017 parliamentary election, People's Voice entered a coalition with the Reformist Bloc, with Vitkov announced as the top candidate for the 25th electoral district, one of three that comprise the capital Sofia.[6]
The party announced that it would be contesting the 2023 parliamentary election, despite their disappointment with previous election results, justifying it by saying that a "true change" as was hoped for in the 90s is needed.[7]
^"Резултати : Избори за народни представители 2013" (in Bulgarian). Central Electoral Commission (ЦИК). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^"Резултати : Избори за Европейски Парламент 2014" (in Bulgarian). Central Electoral Commission (ЦИК). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^"Резултати : Избори за народни представители 2014" (in Bulgarian). Central Electoral Commission (ЦИК). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^"Светльо Витков и "Зелените" отиват заедно на президентския вот" [Svetlyo Vitkov and "The Greens" are going together at the presidential vote]. News.bg. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^"Светослав Витков и Владимир Кузов отпадат от изборите, не са събрали подписи" [Svetoslav Vitkov and Vladimir Kuzov drop out of the elections, they have not gathered signatures] (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik.bg. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^""Глас народен" се коалира с Реформаторския блок, Витков ще води в София" ["People's Voice" forms a coalition with the Reformist Bloc, Vitkov to lead in Sofia] (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik.bg. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^"Светльо Витков: Човешката любов е повратлива. Обичат те за "Хиподил", но те мразят за политиката" (in Bulgarian). nova.bg. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
people, voice, bulgaria, people, voice, bulgarian, Глас, народен, political, party, bulgaria, founded, svetoslav, vitkov, 2013, people, voice, Глас, народенleadersvetoslav, vitkovfounded2013headquartersgorski, patnik, sofia, bulgariaideologyeuroscepticism, pop. People s Voice Bulgarian Glas naroden is a political party in Bulgaria founded by Svetoslav Vitkov in 2013 People s Voice Glas narodenLeaderSvetoslav VitkovFounded2013HeadquartersGorski Patnik 1 Sofia BulgariaIdeologyEuroscepticism PopulismColoursDark blue Dark redNational Assembly0 240European Parliament0 17Municipalities3 265Websiteglasnaroden bg Politics of BulgariaPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 Electoral history 2 1 National Assembly 2 2 European Parliament 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe party was established in 2013 by popular Bulgarian punk and ska musician Svetoslav Vitkov just prior to the parliamentary election and achieved relative success by winning 1 34 of the total vote This result placed it as the 13th largest party in the country with just a few weeks of campaigning and little to no financial support 1 The party became the first one to open its list for the European Parliament election in 2014 to all people willing to participate Following a series of events including public debates on European policies a lie detector test and Facebook voting the party announced its 17 candidates with most of them having never been involved in politics before The top two candidates were well known Bulgarian Academy of Sciences member and activist Hristo Lafchiev and political scientist and renowned football fan Aleksandar Alekov The party soon became known for its provocative fun and socially open rhetoric including penalty shoot outs with other politicians and scandalous video clips At the European Parliament elections in May 2014 People s Voice placed 9th with 1 002 of the vote 2 In the parliamentary elections held in October 2014 the party 37 335 votes enough to earn it 10th place with 1 14 of the vote 3 People s Voice attempted to enter the 2016 presidential election initially opting for a coalition with The Greens Their candidate for president was Svetoslav Vitkov while his running mate was Ivan Velkov a Deputy Chairman of the municipal councilor in Sofia 4 However on October 5 2016 their registration in the elections was denied due to an insufficient number of signatures gathered prior to the final deadline for doing so 5 At the 2017 parliamentary election People s Voice entered a coalition with the Reformist Bloc with Vitkov announced as the top candidate for the 25th electoral district one of three that comprise the capital Sofia 6 The party announced that it would be contesting the 2023 parliamentary election despite their disappointment with previous election results justifying it by saying that a true change as was hoped for in the 90s is needed 7 Electoral history editNational Assembly edit Election Leader Votes i Seats Position after the election2013 Svetoslav Vitkov 47 419 1 34 13 0 240 New Extra parliamentary2014 37 335 1 14 10 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentary2017 a 107 407 3 14 6 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentaryApr 2021 8 330 0 26 17 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentaryJul 2021 4 741 0 17 14 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentaryNov 2021 11 548 0 43 13 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentary2022 6 197 0 24 15 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentary2023 5 560 0 21 15 0 240 nbsp 0 Extra parliamentary Run as part of Reformist Bloc European Parliament edit Election of seats won of total votes of popular vote rank2014 0 17 22 440 1 00 9th2019 0 17 6 136 0 31 16thReferences edit Rezultati Izbori za narodni predstaviteli 2013 in Bulgarian Central Electoral Commission CIK Retrieved 20 February 2017 Rezultati Izbori za Evropejski Parlament 2014 in Bulgarian Central Electoral Commission CIK Retrieved 20 February 2017 Rezultati Izbori za narodni predstaviteli 2014 in Bulgarian Central Electoral Commission CIK Retrieved 20 February 2017 Svetlo Vitkov i Zelenite otivat zaedno na prezidentskiya vot Svetlyo Vitkov and The Greens are going together at the presidential vote News bg 14 September 2016 Retrieved 20 February 2017 Svetoslav Vitkov i Vladimir Kuzov otpadat ot izborite ne sa sbrali podpisi Svetoslav Vitkov and Vladimir Kuzov drop out of the elections they have not gathered signatures in Bulgarian Dnevnik bg 5 October 2016 Retrieved 20 February 2017 Glas naroden se koalira s Reformatorskiya blok Vitkov she vodi v Sofiya People s Voice forms a coalition with the Reformist Bloc Vitkov to lead in Sofia in Bulgarian Dnevnik bg 17 February 2017 Retrieved 20 February 2017 Svetlo Vitkov Choveshkata lyubov e povratliva Obichat te za Hipodil no te mrazyat za politikata in Bulgarian nova bg 5 March 2023 Retrieved 7 March 2023 External links editOfficial website in Bulgarian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Voice Bulgaria amp oldid 1149292422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
