GERB–SDS

{{Infobox political party | name = GERB–SDS | native_name = ГЕРБ – СДС | logo = Logo of the GERB–SDS.png | colorcode = {{Political party data|color}} | abbreviation = GERB–SDS | leader = Boyko Borisov | founders = Boyko Borisov Rumen Hristov | founded = {{Start date|2019|3|28|df=yes}} | ideology = Conservatism Populism Pro-Europeanism | position = {{nowrap|Centre-right to right-wing<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership of Right-wing Union of Democratic Forces Resigns after Election Loss |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news//129779-Leadership-of-Right-wing-Union-of-Democratic-Forces-Resigns-after-Election-Loss |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Bulgarian News Agency |language=en}}</ref>}} | colours = {{color box|{{Political party data|color}}|border=darkgray}} Blue | international = Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union | european = European People's Party | europarl = European People's Party Group  | seats1_title = National Assembly | seats1 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}} | seats2_title = European Parliament | seats2 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP}} | seats3_title = Municipalities | seats3 = {{Composition bar|108|265|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | flag = | affiliation1_title = Coalition members | affiliation1 = GERB Union of Democratic Forces George's Day Movement | website = {{Political party data|website}} | country = Bulgaria }}

The '''GERB–SDS''' ({{langx|bg|ГЕРБ – СДС}}) is a Bulgarian two-party political coalition between GERB and the Union of Democratic Forces, headed by Boyko Borisov.

== History ==

A coalition between the two parties was formed ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ангелов |first=Георги А. |date=2019-03-31 |title=Мария Габриел е водачът на листата на ГЕРБ за евроизборите (видео) |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/politika/2019/03/31/3412457_mariia_gabriel_e_vodachut_na_listata_na_gerb_za/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Dnevnik |language=bg}}</ref> On 28 March 2019, an agreement between the two parties was officially signed.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Епицентър |last2=Епицентър |title=Александър Йорданов се устремява към Европарламента, ще е на 6-то място в листата ГЕРБ – СДС |url=https://epicenter.bg:443/article/Aleksandar-Yordanov-se-ustremyava-kam-Evroparlamenta--shte-e-na-6-to-myasto-v-listata-GERB—SDS/178721/2/0 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Epicenter |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Политическо споразумение |url=https://epicenter.bg/upfiles/Sporazumenie_GERB_SDS_EP_2019.pdf}}</ref> In the election, the coalition won first place and received 6 EP seats: five went to GERB, one to SDS.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-31 |title=ЦИК официално обяви имената на всички 17 български евродепутати |url=https://blitz.bg/politika/tsik-ofitsialno-obyavi-imenata-na-vsichki-17-blgarski-evrodeputati_news676930.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Blitz.bg |language=bg}}</ref>

Party cooperation continued ahead of the April 2021 parliamentary election. The coalition has also signed the political partnership agreements with George's Day Movement, United Agrarians, the Movement for the Unity of the People and the Union of Repressed by Communism "Pamet"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-15 |title=ГЕРБ и Обединени земеделци подписаха споразумение за политическо партньорство за изборите |url=https://zemedelci.org/archives/5479 |access-date=2022-10-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ГЕРБ подписа споразумения с "Обединени земеделци" и Съюза на репресираните от комунизма "Памет" |url=https://clubz.bg/111146-gerb_podpisa_sporazumeniya_s_obedineni_zemedeltsi_i_sayuza_na_represiranite_ot_komunizma_pamet |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=clubz.bg |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Пауновски |first=Георги |date=2021-02-28 |title=ГЕРБ си осигури подкрепата на сдружение, обявило се за алтернатива на ДПС |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2021/02/28/4180285_gerb_si_osiguri_podkrepata_na_sdrujenie_obiavilo_se_za/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Dnevnik |language=bg}}</ref> The coalition lists were registered in the electoral districts of the country on 1 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Румен Христов и Александър Ненков повеждат ГЕРБ – СДС в 23 МИР-София - Избори - Новини Бг |url=https://novini.bg/bylgariya/izbori/648974 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Novini.bg |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ГЕРБ регистрира листата си в Пловдив, Тотев втори след Борисов |url=https://bnr.bg/plovdiv/post/101429560/gerb-registrira-listata-si-v-plovdiv-ivan-totev-vtori-sled-borisov |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=bnr.bg |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Борисов, Росен Желязков и Румен Христов водят листите на ГЕРБ/СДС в 25, 24 и 23 МИР в София - Труд |url=https://trud.bg/борисов-росен-желязков-и-румен-христов-водят-листите-на-гербсдс-в-25-24-и-23-мир-в-софия/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=trud.bg |date=13 February 2019 |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Коалицията ГЕРБ/СДС регистрира листата си с кандидати за народни представители в Разград - Избори - Новини Бг |url=https://novini.bg/bylgariya/izbori/648987 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Novini.bg |language=bg}}</ref> In the election, the coalition won 75 seats out of 240.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Резултати :: Парламентарни избори 4 април 2021 |url=https://results.cik.bg/pi2021/rezultati/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=results.cik.bg}}</ref>

The George's Day Movement entered into a coalition ahead of the snap July 2021 parliamentary election.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ГЕРГЬОВДЕНСКО КРЕДО 'ЮЛИ 2021 |url=https://gergiovden.eu/06-2021/}}</ref> The slogan of the coalition was "Order in the midst of chaos."<ref>{{Cite web |title=ГЕРБ промени слогъна за изборите на 11 юли |url=https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/gerb-promeni-slogyna-za-izborite-na-11-iuli-2273194 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=dariknews.bg |date=10 June 2021 |language=bg}}</ref> As a result of the election, the coalition received 63 seats in parliament, losing to the There Is Such a People party, which received 65 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Резултати :: Парламентарни избори 11 юли 2021 |url=https://results.cik.bg/pi2021_07/rezultati/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=results.cik.bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Bulgaria National Assembly 2021 (July) |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3742/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.electionguide.org}}</ref>

The coalition also participated in the 2021 general presidential and parliamentary election. Coalition candidate Anastas Gerdzhikov finished second in the second round of the presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ГЕРБ най-вероятно ще подкрепи Анастас Герджиков за кандидат-президент - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини |url=https://bntnews.bg/news/gerb-nai-veroyatno-shte-podkrepi-anastas-gerjikov-za-kandidat-prezident-1170389news.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=bntnews.bg |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Румен Христов: Проф. Герджиков е един безспорен ерудит {{!}} Dnes.bg |url=https://www.dnes.bg/izbori-2021/2021/10/05/rumen-hristov-prof-gerdjikov-e-edin-bezsporen-erudit.505974 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.dnes.bg |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Резултати :: Избори за президент и вицепрезидент и народни представители 14 ноември 2021 |url=https://results.cik.bg/pvrns2021/tur1/rezultati/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=results.cik.bg}}</ref>

GERB–SDS became the largest party coalition in the 2022 parliamentary election and its member Vezhdi Rashidov became the Chairperson of the National Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |work=Мета |title=Вежди Рашидов од ГЕРБ-СДС e избран за претседател на бугарскиот Парламент |url=https://meta.mk/vezhdi-rashidov-od-GERB—SDS-e-izbran-za-pretsedatel-na-bugarskiot-parlament/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |language=mk-MK }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The coalition also finished as the largest group in the 2023 parliamentary election. A member of the group, Rosen Zhelyazkov, became Chairman of the National Assembly after a deal with the second largest group- PPDB.

==Parliamentary leaders== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! No. ! width=180|Name ! Portrait ! colspan=2|National Assembly |- ! rowspan="5" style="background:{{party color|GERB–SDS}}; color:white"| 1 |rowspan="5"|Desislava Atanasova (1978–) | rowspan="5"|60px ||45th |- |46th |- |47th |- |48th |- |49th |- ! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|GERB–SDS}}; color:white"| 2 |rowspan="3"|Boyko Borisov (1959–) | rowspan="3"| 60px |49th |- |50th |- |51st |}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bulgarian political parties}}

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