Union of Free Democrats

The Union of Free Democrats (Bulgarian: Съюз на свободните демократи, Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati) is a conservative political party in Bulgaria, led by Stefan Sofiyanski. It contested the 2001 elections as part of the United Democratic Forces electoral alliance, which picked up 51 of 240 seats. It joined the Bulgarian People's Union, that at the 2005 Bulgarian parliamentary election won 5.7% of the popular vote and 13 out of 240 seats.

Union of Free Democrats Съюз на свободните демократи
Leader	Radoslav Katsarov
Founder	Stefan Sofiyanski
Founded	December 9, 2001
Split from	Union of Democratic Forces
Headquarters	Sofia
Ideology	Conservatism[1]
Political position	Centre-right[2] to right-wing[2]
National affiliation	United Democratic Forces (2001) Bulgarian People's Union (2005) Bulgarian Rise (2022) Free Voters(2024)
Colours	Blue
National Assembly	0 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Website
ssd.bg
Politics of Bulgaria Political parties Elections

Election results

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2005[a]	Stefan Sofiyanski	830,338	18.18 (#2)	0 / 240	New	Extra-parliamentary
2005[b]		189,268	5.19 (#7)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2009	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2013	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2014	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2017	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Apr 2021	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021[c]	Milan Milanov	673,170	25.32 (#1)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2022[d]	Radoslav Katsarov	115,872	4.47 (#7)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2023	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2024	Did not contest			0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Oct 2024[e]	Radoslav Katsarov	6,293	0.25 (#15)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary

1. Run as part of the United Democratic Forces coalition.
2. Run as part of the Bulgarian People's Union coalition.
3. Run as part of the We Continue the Change coalition.
4. Run as part of the Bulgarian Rise coalition.
5. Run as part of the Free Voters coalition (ZS, RzB and SSD).