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

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, the candidates themselves and other official sources of information.

A total of 31 candidates’ lists of 21 parties and 10 coalitions have been registered by the Gabrovo 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: Dimitar Gardev. Diplomat, expert in international relations and security, TISP International Secretary;
2. Glas Naroden [People's Voice] Party: Martin Minkov;
3. Blue Bulgaria Coalition (9 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): Doncho Zahariev. Former Tryavna Municipality mayor;
4. We the Citizens Coalition (3 parties: Bulgarian Spring; Competence, Responsibility and Truth (KOI); Bulgarian Workers'-Peasants' Party): Mitko Galabov;
5. No registered list of candidates;
6. Bulgarian Voice Party: Krastyu Krastev;
7. Rose Coalition (3 parties: Bulgarian Social Democracy - EuroLeft; United Labour Bloc Bulgarian Labourists; Rodolyubie 2000): Vladimir Lafchiyski;
8. Centre Coalition (2 parties: Svoboda [Freedom]; Bulgarian Agrarian Party): Grigor Milatov;
9. Bulgarian Solidarity Coalition (3 parties: Rise Up Bulgaria; Bulgarian Left; United Social Democracy): Hristofor Angelov;
10. Edinenie [Unity] Party: Mihail Gilin;
11. Bulgarian National Alliance (BNO) Party: Viktoriya Bachvarova;
12. Vazrazhdane Party: Daniel Petrov. Entrepreneur. Member of 47th, 48th and 49th National Assembly.
13. Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) Party: Vilimir Mitrev;
14. Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria Coalition (4 parties: Continue the Change; VOLT; Democrats for Strong Bulgaria; Yes, Bulgaria Movement): Yavor Bozhankov. Born in 1990. MP in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th National Assemblies;
15. The Truth and Nothing but the Truth People's Party: Emil Stefanov;
16. Bulgarian Rise Party: Kiril Hinov;
17. Civic Bloc Coalition (Radicals Bulgarian Democratic Union, Bulgarian Women's Party): Borislav Raychev;
18. Society for New Bulgaria Party: Magdalena Tsvetkova;
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): Ivanka Baeva, a lawyer.
20. Party of the Greens: Hristo Hristov;
21. Here We Come Party: Valentin Tufekchiiski;
22. GERB-UDF Coalition (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) and Union of Democratic Forces (UDF)): Tomislav Donchev. Former deputy prime minister, former MP, former Gabrovo mayor;
23. Bulgarian National Union New Democracy Party: Anatoli Antonov;
24. BSP for Bulgaria Coalition (Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP); Ecoglasnost Political Club; Trakia Political Club): Ivan Chenchev. Born 1976 in Sofia, a journalist by training. BSP for Bulgaria Deputy Chairperson;
25. Velichie [Grandeur] Party: Penko Vasilev;
26. VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement Party: Milen Mihov. Historian. Deputy VMRO Chair. MP in the 43rd and 44th National Assembly;
27. Direct Democracy Party: Svetlin Kamenov;
28. Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Party: Yusein Veyselov. Born 1993. MP in the 47th National Assembly;
29. Green Movement Party: Margarita Simeonova;
30. Party for Great Bulgaria: Ivan Petrov;
31. Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy (BSDD): Tsvetomir Hadzhiivanov;
32. Neutral Bulgaria Coalition (4 parties: Communist Party of Bulgaria; Bulgarian Communist Party; Party of Bulgarian Communists; Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland): for the parliamentary elections only: Asen Asenov.