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We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria
We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Продължаваме промяната – Демократична България, romanized: Prodŭlzhavame promyanata – Demokratichna Bŭlgariya), also known simply as PP–DB, is a Bulgarian electoral coalition between We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria (DaB and DSB). The alliance was formed prior to the 2023 election.
The union was a ruling party in Bulgaria during the period between 2023-2024.
Following numerous corruption scandals linked to the governing GERB party, several anti-corruption parties made breakthroughs in the April 2021 election. One of such parties was the liberal-conservative group, Democratic Bulgaria (DB). Due to the resulting political deadlock, no government could be formed and the country would go onto face two further elections in 2021, one in July and one in November. Before the November election, two popular ministers from Stefan Yanev's first interim government, Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev formed a new centrist political force, the We Continue the Change (PP). PP would go on to win the November election, and negotiated a government with DB, alongside the Socialist Party (BSP) and another anti-corruption party There Is Such a People (ITN).
The government fell after less than seven months in power, after ITN pulled out due to disagreements over the Budget and Macedonian accession to the European Union. The government was voted out in a Vote of No Confidence. President Rumen Radev called an election in October 2022, in which PP fell back to second behind GERB. No government could be formed as a result of the election, and so a further election was set to be held in April 2023.
The alliance was announced on 10 February 2023. The alliance's stated aim was to get the most votes in the April 2023 election, giving them the first chance of forming a government. A joint declaration titled “We Continue Together” was signed on 13 February 2023 by representatives of PP, Yes, Bulgaria!, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria, and the Green Movement (ZD), formally announcing the formation of the alliance.
There were disagreements between members of the alliance over the orders and members of regional lists.
Prior to the final announcement and submission of the regional lists, some figures in PP either left the party or threatened to leave it. Notably, a prominent PP Member of Parliament (MP) from Pleven, Ivan Hristanov, declared that he would be leaving PP, and would not participate in the upcoming elections. There was speculation that he left due to conflicts with the leader of the list in the Pleven Electoral District. Petkov denied that this was the case.
PP MP from Sofia Oblast, Alexander Dunchev, announced he would not be contesting the election and would leave PP, due to a DB member being placed as the leader of the list, calling the decision a "betrayal".
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We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria
We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Продължаваме промяната – Демократична България, romanized: Prodŭlzhavame promyanata – Demokratichna Bŭlgariya), also known simply as PP–DB, is a Bulgarian electoral coalition between We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria (DaB and DSB). The alliance was formed prior to the 2023 election.
The union was a ruling party in Bulgaria during the period between 2023-2024.
Following numerous corruption scandals linked to the governing GERB party, several anti-corruption parties made breakthroughs in the April 2021 election. One of such parties was the liberal-conservative group, Democratic Bulgaria (DB). Due to the resulting political deadlock, no government could be formed and the country would go onto face two further elections in 2021, one in July and one in November. Before the November election, two popular ministers from Stefan Yanev's first interim government, Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev formed a new centrist political force, the We Continue the Change (PP). PP would go on to win the November election, and negotiated a government with DB, alongside the Socialist Party (BSP) and another anti-corruption party There Is Such a People (ITN).
The government fell after less than seven months in power, after ITN pulled out due to disagreements over the Budget and Macedonian accession to the European Union. The government was voted out in a Vote of No Confidence. President Rumen Radev called an election in October 2022, in which PP fell back to second behind GERB. No government could be formed as a result of the election, and so a further election was set to be held in April 2023.
The alliance was announced on 10 February 2023. The alliance's stated aim was to get the most votes in the April 2023 election, giving them the first chance of forming a government. A joint declaration titled “We Continue Together” was signed on 13 February 2023 by representatives of PP, Yes, Bulgaria!, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria, and the Green Movement (ZD), formally announcing the formation of the alliance.
There were disagreements between members of the alliance over the orders and members of regional lists.
Prior to the final announcement and submission of the regional lists, some figures in PP either left the party or threatened to leave it. Notably, a prominent PP Member of Parliament (MP) from Pleven, Ivan Hristanov, declared that he would be leaving PP, and would not participate in the upcoming elections. There was speculation that he left due to conflicts with the leader of the list in the Pleven Electoral District. Petkov denied that this was the case.
PP MP from Sofia Oblast, Alexander Dunchev, announced he would not be contesting the election and would leave PP, due to a DB member being placed as the leader of the list, calling the decision a "betrayal".