Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic

{{short description|Left-wing nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic

| native_name = Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република
Lyav sŭyuz za chista i svyata republika

| native_name_lang = bg

| logo = Logo of the Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic.png

| logo_size = 225px

| colorcode = {{party color|Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic}}

| abbreviation = LSCHSR

| leader = Ivan Atanasov

| founder = Zhan Videnovhttps://novini.bg/bylgariya/izbori/662763 Жан Виденов представи новата предизборна коалиция "Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република"”

| founded = {{start date|df=y|2021|5|24}}

| ideology = Left-wing nationalism
Socialism
Factions:
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
National conservatism

| position = Left-wing to Far-left

| affiliation1_title = Member parties

| affiliation1 = BPL
Bulgarian Way
BRSPhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/110450649560526/permalink/844192552852995/ Българската работническо-селска партия призовава членовете и симпатизантите си на изборите на 11 юли да подкрепят коалицията "Съюз на левите-За чиста и свята република!" {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Che Guevara Movementhttps://komunistibg.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/1-548/ ДВИЖЕНИЕ „ЧЕ ГЕВАРА“: ДА ПОДКРЕПИМ ЖАН ВИДЕНОВ! ЗА ВЛАСТ НА НАРОДА!
Left Alternative
PBK
Revival of the Fatherland

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic}}|border=darkgray}} Red

| seats1_title = National Assembly

| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|240|hex={{party color|Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic}}}}

| website = [https://www.facebook.com/lschsr/ lschsr.com]

| country = Bulgaria

}}

The Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic ({{langx|bg|Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република|Lyav sŭyuz za chista i svyata republika}}, LSCHSR) was a Bulgarian left-wing nationalist electoral alliance which ran in the July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election.

History

In May, 2021, former Bulgarian Prime Minister, Zhan Videnov, announced his intention to form a new party called "Left Alternative", justifying his decision by the poor electoral results of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.https://novini.bg/bylgariya/politika/660499 Жан Виденов се готви отново да влезе в политиката? The party announced its intention to participate in a broad left-wing coalition during the upcoming parliamentary elections.

On the 23d of May, Videnov presented the alliance, composed of the following parties: Bulgarian Progressive Line, the Left Alternative, the Party of the Bulgarian Communists, the Socialist Party "Bulgarian Way", and the more conservative Revival of the Fatherland.https://www.dnesbg.com/pari-i-vlast/koalitsiya-vlyav-sayuz-za-tchista-i-svyata-republikav-predstavi-listata-si-za-izborite-na-11-yuni.html Коалиция “Ляв съюз за чиста и свята република” представи листата си за изборите на 11 юли Former BSP MP and Videnov ally, Ivan Atanasov, was selected as the alliance's leader, while Videnov assumed the role of organisational secretary.

Election results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" \|+ National Assembly of Bulgaria !Election !Votes !% !Seats !+/– !Government
2021 (July) \|10,309 \|0.37 \|{{composition bar\|0\|240\|hex={{party color\|Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic}}}} \|New \|{{no2\|Extra-parliamentary}}

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|+ National Assembly of Bulgaria

!Election

!Votes

!Seats

!+/–

!Government

2021
(July)

|10,309

|0.37

|{{composition bar|0|240|hex={{party color|Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic}}}}

|New