Bulgarian Socialist Party Marked Its 130th Anniversary

Politics | July 3, 2021, Saturday


Thousands of Socialists took part in the traditional gathering of the Left here on Saturday to mark the 130th anniversary of the organized Socialist movement in Bulgaria. A week ahead of the snap parliamentary elections, the top-of-the-list MP candidates of BSP for Bulgaria and representatives of its coalition partners gathered on Mounm Buzludzha.

BSP for Bulgaria leader Kornelia Ninova said that Saturday's gathering pays homage to Dimiter Blagoev and his followers who 130 years ago laid the beginnings on Mt Buzludzha.

She said firmly that there will be a recalculation of pensions, even if this has to be a condition for the formation of a government.

The anniversary was a big occasion for merrymaking: from the morning the historical meadow under Mt Buzludzha was the stage for traditional horo dancing to the sound of wind music. As per tradition, there were BBQ stands and a stall of the Duma daily.

On August 2, 1891, Bulgarian politician Dimiter Blagoev and some 20 followers of Socialism from various settlements in Bulgaria gathered at the meadow under Mt Buzludja for a congress that established the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party (BSDP), the first social democratic party in the Balkans. The meeting was held in secret as the political regime at the time limited the freedom of association. The congress marked the birth of the organized Socialist movement in Bulgaria.