Bulgarian Social Democratic Union

Bulgarian Social Democratic Union
Bulgarian Social Democratic Union; Български социалдемократически съюз
Founded	1892
Dissolved	1894
Succeeded by	BSDWP
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red
	Politics of Bulgaria; Political parties; Elections;

The Bulgarian Social Democratic Union (Bulgarian: Български социалдемократически съюз) was a Bulgarian leftist group founded in 1892.[1][2]

History

In 1892 a group, led by Yanko Sakazov, founded a reformist organization, the Bulgarian Social Democratic Union (hence their name, Unionists). This group was opposed by another one, marxist Bulgarian Socialdemocratic Party (later called Partists), which was headed by Dimitar Blagoev. In 1894, Blagoev’s supporters agreed to unite with the Unionists in the interests of working class unity and took the name Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party. The First Congress (July 1894), at which the Unionists were in the majority, adopted a program and statutes that were primarily’ reformist. They gained the majority in the leadership.

References

Heumos, Peter. Europäischer Sozialismus im Kalten Krieg: Briefe und Berichte 1944 - 1948. Frankfurt/Main [u.a.]: Campus-Verl, 2004. p. 55.
Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019-06-05). Parties and Elections in Europe: Parliamentary Elections and Governments since 1945, European Parliament Elections, Political Orientation and History of Parties. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783732292509.

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[1] Heumos, Peter. Europäischer Sozialismus im Kalten Krieg: Briefe und Berichte 1944 - 1948. Frankfurt/Main [u.a.]: Campus-Verl, 2004. p. 55.

[2] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019-06-05). Parties and Elections in Europe: Parliamentary Elections and Governments since 1945, European Parliament Elections, Political Orientation and History of Parties. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783732292509.