Movement for Rights and Freedoms
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Bulgarian: Движение за права и свободи Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi, ДПС, DPS) is a centrist political party in Bulgaria with a support base among ethnic minority communities.
Movement for Rights and Freedoms Движение за права и свободи | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DPS |
| Chairperson | Ahmed Dogan (temporarily) |
| Honorary President | Ahmed Dogan |
| Founded | 4 January 1990 |
| Headquarters | 45A Alexander Stamboliyski Blvd., Sofia |
| Youth wing | Youth movement for rights and freedoms |
| Membership (2018) | 40,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| Regional affiliation | Liberal South East European Network |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| Colors | Blue |
| National Assembly | 36 / 240 |
| European Parliament | 3 / 17 |
| Municipalities | 48 / 265 |
| Website | |
| www | |
It is a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). While representing the interests of Muslims, especially Turks and to a lesser extent Pomaks (Muslim Bulgarians), the party also receives the largest share of Romani votes.
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