site.btaDecember 3, 2006: GERB Party Established in Sofia
GERB party is established in Sofia in the presence of over 3,000 delegates from all over Bulgaria. Pictured: informal leader Boyko Borissov (left) and the party Chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov, December 3, 2006 (BTA archive/Tihomir Penov)
Eighteen years ago today, the GERB party was formally established in Sofia. Its name is an acronym of Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Bulgaria [Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria]. Tsvetan Tsvetanov was elected Chairman but Boyko
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