site.btaTop-of-the-list Candidates: Montana

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party for all constituencies for the June 9 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective party/coalition.

A total of 31 candidates’ lists of 21 parties and 10 coalitions have been registered by the Montana Constituency Election Commission.

The order follows the sequential numbers on the ballots, as drawn by the Central Election Commission:

1. There Is Such a People: Vladimir Vladimirov (aged 50). Completed his higher education in Sofia. Works for a clinical trials company;
2. Glas Naroden [People's Voice] Party: Rayna Angelova;
3. Blue Bulgaria Coalition (nine parties: Conservative Alliance of the Right (KOD); Bulgarian Democratic Forum; Democratic Action Movement; National Movement for Stability and Upsurge; Bulgaria of the Citizens Movement; Conservative Bulgaria Party; Radical Democratic Party in Bulgaria; Bulgarian New Democracy Party; Agrarian People's Union): Valeri Georgiev (aged 64). Engineer, public administration expert. Municipal councillor and deputy chair of the Montana Municipal Council in the last four terms;
4. We the Citizens Coalition (three parties: Bulgarian Spring; Competence, Responsibility and Truth (KOI); Bulgarian Workers'-Peasants' Party): Iskren Dilov;
5. No registered list of candidates;
6. Bulgarian Voice Party: Tereza Milkova;
7. Rose Coalition (three parties: Bulgarian Social Democracy - EuroLeft; United Labour Bloc Bulgarian Labourists; Rodolyubie 2000): Vasil Mladenov;
8. Centre Coalition (two parties: Svoboda [Freedom]; Bulgarian Agrarian Party): Evelina Petkova;
9. Bulgarian Solidarity Coalition (three parties: Rise Up Bulgaria; Bulgarian Left; United Social Democracy): Nevena Petrova;
10. Edinenie [Unity] Party: Galya Ivanova;
11. Bulgarian National Alliance (BNO) Party: Metodi Bachvarov;
12. Vazrazhdane Party: Peter Petrov. Born in 1983. Lawyer. MP in 47th, 48th and 49th National Assemblies;
13. Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) Party: Antoaneta Linkova;
14. Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria Coalition (4 parties: Continue the Change; VOLT; Democrats for Strong Bulgaria; Yes, Bulgaria Movement): Vanina Vetsina. Born in 1974. Degrees in international relations and business and in engineering. Worked as expert in Agriculture Ministry. MP in 49th National Assembly;
15. The Truth and Nothing but the Truth People's Party: Hristina Nikolova;
16. Bulgarian Rise Party: Krasimir Rusimov (aged 58). Degrees in engineering and economy. Twenty-eight years of experience in the banking industry;
17. Civic Bloc Coalition (Radicals Bulgarian Democratic Union, Bulgarian Women's Party): Biser Petrov;
18. Society for New Bulgaria Party: Plamen Mirchev;
19. The Left! Coalition (ABV (Alternative for Bulgarian Revival), Movement 21, Green Party, Alexander Stamboliiski Agrarian Party, National Movement for Salvation of the Fatherland, Social Democrats Political Movement): Tsvetoslava Galabova;
20. Party of the Greens: Evtim Lozanov;
21. Here We Come Party: Deyan Stoev;
22. GERB-UDF Coalition (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) and Union of Democratic Forces (UDF)): Rumen Hristov. PhD in economy. Former minister of agriculture, Secretary General of the Presidency under President Petar Stoyanov;
23. Bulgarian National Union New Democracy Party: Ionka Ivanova;
24. BSP for Bulgaria Coalition (Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP); Ecoglasnost Political Club; Trakia Political Club): Velizar Enchev. Born in 1953. Former intelligence officer and diplomat. Journalist and political commentator;
25. Velichie [Grandeur] Party: Milen Sibinov;
26. VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement Party: Sofroni Zahariev;
27. Direct Democracy Party: Valeri Tsenkov;
28. Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Party: Dimitar Avramov. Born in 1977. Degree in finance and management. Used to own business in the poultry meat processing industry. MP in the 41st, 44th, 45th, 46th National Assemblies;
29. Green Movement Party: Teodor Antonov;
30. Party for Great Bulgaria: Plamen Beninski;
31. Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy (BSDD): Iva Ivanova;
32. Neutral Bulgaria Coalition (four parties: Communist Party of Bulgaria; Bulgarian Communist Party; Party of Bulgarian Communists; Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland): Rumen Ermenkov.