Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgarian:, Suyuz na demokratichnite sili,, SDS) is a political party in Bulgaria, founded in December 1989, as a union of eleven political organizations in opposition to the Communist government. The following year, six more parties were incorporated, and in February 1997, the Union was transformed into a single unified party with the same name, by then-chairman and Prime Minister-to-be Ivan Kostov. The UDF is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).