Revival (Bulgarian: Възраждане)

Revival (Bul­gar­i­an: Възраждане) is a far-right, ultra­na­tion­al­ist polit­i­cal par­ty in Bul­gar­ia, found­ed on 2 August 2014 and led by Kostadin Kostadi­nov. It blends nation­al con­ser­vatism, right-wing pop­ulism, and strong Euroscep­ti­cism, with a plat­form that oppos­es NATO mem­ber­ship, crit­i­cizes EU influ­ence, and fore­grounds cul­tur­al iden­ti­ty and sov­er­eign­ty. The par­ty has adopt­ed a pro-Russ­ian ori­en­ta­tion, fre­quent­ly chal­leng­ing main­stream for­eign pol­i­cy, push­ing for “for­eign agent” type laws to restrict NGO fund­ing, and pro­mot­ing anti-LGBTQ+ and vac­cine-skep­ti­cal agen­das. Revival’s elec­toral rise has been rapid: after ini­tial mar­gin­al per­for­mance, it entered the Nation­al Assem­bly in 2021 and by 2023 secured 37 seats, becom­ing a major play­er in Bul­gar­i­an pol­i­tics. Its plat­form con­nects close­ly with Euro­pean nation­al con­ser­v­a­tive move­ments, espe­cial­ly through its empha­sis on sov­er­eign­ty, rejec­tion of supra­na­tion­al gov­er­nance, and defense of nation­al identity.

Sources:
Revival (Bul­gar­i­an polit­i­cal par­ty) – Wikipedia
The rise of the pro-Putin Revival par­ty in Bul­gar­ia – New East­ern Europe
Embold­ened Revival Par­ty Push­es For­ward Russ­ian-Inspired Agen­da in Bul­gar­ia – Balkan Insight
Bulgaria’s Far-Right Revival Par­ty Push­es For ‘For­eign Agent’ Law – RFE/RL