Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland
Leader	Nikolay Malinov
Founder	Yordan Mutafchiev
Founded	2009 (2009)
Headquarters	Sofia, 1298 "Mikhail Marinov" St. No. 21
Membership	250
Ideology	Left-wing nationalism Russophilia National conservatism Hard Euroscepticism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Patriotic Front (2014) Coalition for Bulgaria (2019) Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic (2021) Neutral Bulgaria (2023)
Slogan	"Strong State - Traditional Values - Multipolar World"
National Assembly	0 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Provinces of Bulgaria	0 / 28
Municipalities of Bulgaria	8 / 266
Website
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Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland is a left-wing nationalist Bulgarian political party. The leader of the party is Nikolay Malinov.

History

On November 1, 2008, a congress was held to create Revival of the Fatherland with 500 generals and officers of the Bulgarian Land Forces in attendance.^[1] The two founding groups of the party were two Veterans' organizations; "For the Honor of the Pagan" and the "Green Alliance" with the party officially being founded in 2009 and receiving court recognition on February 11, 2010.^[2] In 2014, the party became part of the Patriotic Front coalition. In 2019, the party has been part of the Coalition for Bulgaria led by the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival. In the 2019 Bulgarian local elections the party saw 64 councilors and 8 mayors elected.^[3] During the party's congress on September 5, 2020, the party elected Nikolay Malinov as its leader and four members of its Russophile wing were elected to the party's executive board. For the 2021 Bulgarian general election the party was part of the Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic coalition and signed a memorandum of cooperation with United Russia.^[4][5][6]

Electoral history

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
2014[lower-alpha 1]	Yordan Mutafchiev	239,101	7.18 (#5)	19 / 240	New	Support
2017		Did not contest		0 / 240	19	Extra-parliamentary
Apr 2021	Nikolay Malinov	13,182	0.41 (#15)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Jul 2021[lower-alpha 2]		10,309	0.37 (#11)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
Nov 2021		6,803	0.26 (#17)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2022		6,533	0.25 (#14)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary
2023[lower-alpha 3]		10,505	0.40 (#9)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary

1. ↑ Run as part of the Patriotic Front coalition.
2. ↑ Run as part of the Left Union coalition.
3. ↑ Run as part of the Neutral Bulgaria coalition.

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