Progressive Bulgaria (, PB) is a centre-left political coalition in Bulgaria consisting of three political parties. The coalition is led by former President Rumen Radev, who founded it to contest the 2026 parliamentary election. The coalition was presented on 2 March 2026.
On 2 March 2026, documents for a coalition called "Progressive Bulgaria" were submitted to the Central Electoral Commission of Bulgaria. The coalition included the following parties: the Political Movement "Social Democrats", led by ; the , led by ; and the Our People Movement, led by Atanas Kalchev. Radev himself did not submit the documents; this was done by former Interim Prime Minister Galab Donev and former Defense Minister . It was announced that Radev would not be part of the Progressive Bulgaria leadership; instead, Donev and Stoyanov would become co-chairs, as well as the leaders of the three mandate-carrier parties.
On 11 March, it was revealed that candidates from VMRO â Bulgarian National Movement would enter the lists of PB. According to party leader Krasimir Karakachanov, there is no formal agreement on the participation of VMRO candidates in the lists of "Progressive Bulgaria", but it was not ruled out that individual representatives would be included in them. The party had earlier announced its support for the coalition in a decision by the party's organizational council.
Bulgarian political scientist Antoaneta Hristova stated that the coalition demonstrates a centre-left and social democratic political profile. As president, Radev has supported a referendum on Bulgaria's 2026 adoption of the euro and opposed sanctions against the Russian Federation. He, as well as the coalition itself, have been described as pro-Russian, although this description is disputed. The party's ideology has been described as putting Bulgarian national interests first while not questioning its EU and NATO integration. Publicist Yavor Siderov described Radev as a populist. In his Facebook post, Radev explained that his coalition is "a response to Bulgarians' expectations for the dismantling of the oligarchic corruption model".
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