DPS – New Beginning
Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning Движение за права и свободи – Ново начало | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DPS–NN |
| Chairperson | Delyan Peevski |
| Founded | 2 September 2024 |
| Dissolved | 2 March 2026[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[5] |
| European affiliation | European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe (2024) Non-Inscrits (since 2024) |
| Colors | Blue |
| National Assembly | 29 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 17 |
| Website | |
| dpsbg.eu / www | |
Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning (Bulgarian: Движение за права и свободи – Ново начало; ДПС-НН, romanized: Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi – Novo nachalo, DPS–NN), also referred to as DPS–Peevski, was a Bulgarian electoral alliance, led by DPS and its chairman, media mogul[6] and oligarch[7][8][9][10] Delyan Peevski.
History
Formation
The coalition was set up in response to the removal of Peevski as co-leader of the DPS, ahead of the October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election.[11] Its registration was submitted electronically early in the morning on 2 September, in order to be approved before the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, the competing DPS faction. This move was unprecedented, and the electoral commission decided to allow both electoral coalitions to run with the same abbreviation.[12][13][14] On 11 September, the SAC ruled that DPS was part of DPS-NN, because their registration had been submitted first.[15][16] Peevski's removal from party leadership was later overturned by the Sofia City Court.[17][18]
Consolidation
Following the split in the DPS, its elected mayors split roughly evenly between Peevski and Dogan's factions.[19] In April 2025, Peevski launched a campaign to attract elected mayors to join his faction, targeting municipalities which had remained loyal to Dogan.[20] According to research by Deutsche Welle, by 1 May 2025, DPS-NN had 34 mayors.[21] By 17 June, all mayors in the Kardzhali Province were aligned with DPS–NN.[22][23]
Dissolution
In early 2026, DPS under the leadership of Peevski registered on their own ahead of the upcoming election, effectively dissolving the alliance.[1]
Composition
Despite the original DPS being listed as part of both electoral coalitions, the Commission decided on 4 September that both had to prove the original party was not part of either group,[24] something neither wing agreed to do by the 7 September deadline.[25][26] Because it was technically registered first online, the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria accepted the application filed by DPS–Peevski and as such the official DPS was part of DPS–Peevski.[27][28] The composition of DPS–Peevski at the October 2024 election was as follows:
| Party | Leader | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) (de jure) | Delyan Peevski | Liberalism Turkish minority interests | |
| Bulgarian Voice (BG)[b] | Georgi Zacharinin Popov | National conservatism Euro-Atlanticism | |
| New Leaders[c] | Ivanka Miteva | Direct democracy Local politics of Plovdiv | |
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | Delyan Peevski | 281,356 | 11.17 (#4) | 29 / 240
|
New | Opposition (Jan-Mar 2025) |
| Support (since Mar 2025)[d] |
See also
Notes
- ^ The Alliance for Rights and Freedoms initially had control of this website, but following the legal success of DPS–NN, they took over the website.
- ^ The party first ran nationally in the June 2024 elections, supporting breakaway figures from Revival, but failed to win any seats.
- ^ The party has locally been in the United for Plovdiv coalition of former mayor Georgi Tityukov.
- ^ The party does not officially support the government, but is considered to be the party that gives the government a de facto majority.[29]
References
- ^ a b "ДПС внесе документи за регистрация в ЦИК за участие в изборите на 19 април" (in Bulgarian). 2026-03-02.
- ^ "Latest Polling Data and election polls for DPS". Latest Polling Data and election polls for DPS. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ a b "Bulgaria". Europe Elects. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ [2][3]
- ^ "EP Liberals expel Bulgarian MRF party over 'corrupt' leader Delyan Peevski". Brussels Signal. 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Mafia state pushes Bulgarian democracy to the brink". POLITICO. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Todorov, Svetoslav (2024-12-19). "Delyan Peevski: Sanctioned Oligarch Plotting Pathway to Top in Bulgaria". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Simeonova, Elitsa; Bedrov, Ivan (2024-08-12). "Bulgaria's Most Powerful Oligarch, Delyan Peevski, May Be Losing His Grip On Power". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "US-sanctioned politician's influence key to Bulgarian government's survival - Euractiv". www.euractiv.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Breaking up with Peevski". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Bulgarian Election Commission Registers Rival DPS Factions Simultaneously - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Делян Пеевски: ДПС-Ново начало вече е факт". bTV Новините (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Кой кой е сред новите партньори на ДПС-Доган и ДПС-Пеевски?". Boulevard Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "След безпрецедентен казус в ЦИК: И ДПС на Ахмед Доган, и ДПС на Делян Пеевски с коалиции от три партии". bTV Новините (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "The SAC ruled that the CEC should immediately register DPS-New Beginning".
- ^ "Supreme Court Bars Ahmed Dogan's DPS Coalition from Elections, Allows Peevski's Faction - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Съдът отказа да премахне Делян Пеевски като председател и член на ДПС" [Delyan Peevski: DPS-New beginning is already a fact]. svobodnaevropa.bg (in Bulgarian). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "ДПС е вече само негова. Как Пеевски окончателно спечели партията на Доган". Свободна Европа (in Bulgarian). 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ ""Той смята, че е купил тая партия". Какво е бъдещето на Доган и Пеевски в ДПС". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Кметовете в тестето на "Новото начало", или как се печели местна власт без избори". Boulevard Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Те смениха господаря: кметовете на Делян Пеевски". Deutsche Welle (in Bulgarian). 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Пеевски почти напълно превзе Кърджали, след като нови кметове отидоха в "ДПС - Ново начало"". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ ""Бастионът падна". Всички общини в Кърджали преминаха в лагера на Пеевски". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "ЦИК поиска коалициите на Пеевски и Чакъров да докажат, че ДПС не е част от тях". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Спорът в ДПС отива в съда. И двете крила не се съобразиха с указанието на ЦИК". Свободна Европа (in Bulgarian). 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ ""Алианс за права и свободи": Румен Йончев от името на лоялните на Доган регистрира коалиция без ДПС". epicenter.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "The SAC ruled that the CEC should immediately register DPS-New Beginning".
- ^ https://www.novinite.com/articles/228291/Supreme+Court+Bars+Ahmed+Dogan%E2%80%99s+DPS+Coalition+from+Elections%2C+Allows+Peevski%E2%80%99s+Faction
- ^ Димитрова, Софи (2025-04-30). "Бойко Борисов за ДПС-НН: Ще им казвам благодаря, докато ме подкрепят". News24sofia.eu (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-05-15.