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Agrarian People's Union

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Agrarian People's Union
Земеделски народен съюз
AbbreviationZNS
LeaderRoumen Yonchev
Founded1996 (1996) (BZNS-NS)
18 May 2006 (2006-05-18) (ZNS)
Split fromBulgarian Agrarian People's Union
HeadquartersSofia
IdeologyAgrarianism
Conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationUnited Democratic Forces (1997–2001)
Bulgarian People's Union (2005–2006)
Bulgaria Without Censorship (2014)
Stand Up.BG! We are coming! (2021)
Bulgarian Rise (2022)
Blue Bulgaria (2024)
Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (2024–)
ColoursOrange
National Assembly
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European Parliament
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Website
zns.bg

The Agrarian People's Union (Bulgarian: Земеделски народен съюз, romanizedZemedelski naroden sajuz; ZNS), until 2006 known as the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union – People's Union (Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sajuz – Naroden Sajuz, BZNS-NS), is a conservative agrarian party in Bulgaria.

It was founded in 1996 by a faction of the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union led by Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser. It contested the parliamentary election in 1997 and 2001 within the center-right United Democratic Forces. In 2005 it was part of the Bulgarian People's Union, that won at the legislative elections, 25 June 2005, 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats.

A considerable group around the former party leader Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser left the ZNS in 2008 and founded the United Agrarians.

The party is a former observer of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI).

Election results

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National Assembly

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
Apr 2021[a] Rumen Yonchev 150,940 4.65 (#6)
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Jul 2021[a] 136,885 4.95 (#6)
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Decrease 1 Snap election
Nov 2021[b] 60,055 2.26 (#8)
0 / 240
Decrease 1 Extra-parliamentary
2022[c] 115,872 4.47 (#7)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2023 Did not contest
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2024[d] Rumen Yonchev 33,613 1.52 (#9)
0 / 240
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
Oct 2024[e] 182,253 7.23 (#6)
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Increase 1 TBA
  1. ^ a b Run as part of the Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! coalition.
  2. ^ Run as part of the Stand Up.BG! We are coming! coalition.
  3. ^ Run as part of the Bulgarian Rise coalition.
  4. ^ Run as part of the Blue Bulgaria coalition.
  5. ^ Run as part of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms coalition.

European Parliament

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Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2009 Unclear 57,931 2.25 (#10)
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2014 Did not contest
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Steady 0
2019 Did not contest
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Steady 0
2024[a] Tsveta Kirilova 24,917 1.24 (#10)
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Steady 0
  1. ^ Run as part of the Blue Bulgaria coalition.
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