Balgarianovinite.com A total of 52 nominations for chair of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) have been submitted by municipal party organizations, with some of the nominees having withdrawn their candidacies, Rumyana Siderova, chair of the Nominations Committee, told delegates at the 51st BSP Congress on Friday. She noted that the list also includes individuals who have already left the party.
Earlier on Saturday, Atanas Zafirov resigned as BSP Chair, emphasizing that he was stepping down not because he rejects the achievements of his tenure, but to avoid participating in a process that could deepen divisions within the party.
Among those nominated for the leadership post are Krum Zarkov, Borislav Gutsanov, Kaloyan Pargov, Ivan Takov, Gabriel Valkov, Atanas Zafirov, Atanas Atanasov, Dragomir Stoynev, Kiril Dobrev, Petar Vitanov, Rumen Ovcharov and Sergey Stanishev.
Stoynev and Pargov have already announced before the delegates that they will not take part in the race for BSP chair.
Stoynev described BSP as a solid party machine and added that strong and abrupt leadership carries as much risk as weak and indecisive leadership. He also said he would not stand on the candidate lists for the upcoming elections, stressing that new people are needed there. “Politics is not a sprint, it is a relay race,” he said, adding that it is important for BSP not to lose itself and to be prepared both programmatically and organizationally. “Bulgaria will always need BSP,” Stoynev concluded.
Outgoing BSP Deputy Chair Kaloyan Pargov said that he would not enter the leadership contest because he does not want to split the vote further. “I see at least two people who want to go all the way. There is no need to subject ourselves to endless overnight elections. That is why I am stepping aside, because I want us to leave united, not offended,” Pargov said. According to him, BSP can do without any individual, but Bulgaria cannot do without BSP. He told delegates that at this dramatic moment everyone must think about how to save the party and the left-wing idea together, by securing representation in the next parliament. 52 Nominations Submitted for BSP Chair, Some Nominees Withdraw 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-07 13:53:56 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law