Author: Ataka
Title: a collection of 2 posters, probably from the 2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Description: [Bulgaria], 2013. TWO POSTERS. Fair condition. Some grafitti on the poster portraying Ataka founder Volen Siderov.. Worn. Folded, with traces of glue on front & verso. ¶ This is a collection of 2 single-side posters issued by the Ataka political party, probably from the 2013 Bulgarian parliamentary election. The large poster measures 57x43cm and is folded in eighths, the smaller 44 x28cm and is folded in quarters. ["Attack ( Ataka) is a Bulgarian nationalist party, founded by Volen Siderov in 2005, who was at the time presenter of the homonymous TV Show "Attack" on SKAT TV. There are different opinions on where to place the party in the political spectrum: according to most scholars it is extreme right, according to others extreme left, or a synthesis of left- and right-wing. The leadership of the party asserts that their party is 'neither left nor right, but Bulgarian'. The party is considered ultranationalist and racist, especially antisemitic and anti-Roma, as well as xenophobic, especially anti-Muslim and anti-Turkish. The party opposes the Bulgarian membership in NATO and requires revision for what it calls the 'double standards' for the membership in the European Union, while members visit international Orthodox and anti-globalization congresses and the party is closely tied with the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It advocates the re-nationalisation of privatised companies and seeks to prioritize spending on education, healthcare and welfare. In the Bulgarian parliamentary elections of 2005, 2009, and 2013 Attack was consistently the fourth-strongest party. In the 2 0 14 European Parliament election, the party won no seats..." - wikipedia].

Keywords: Bulgaria, Ataka, Right Wing, Nationalist, Nationalism, Politics, Political History, ,