Ако харесвате нашата 
The need for change of the partisan model
The political tasks of the transition period have been fulfilled by the parties of the transition. They preserved civil peace and introduced political pluralism and democratic elections. A market economy has been established. Ownership has been transformed. The national consensus on integration of the country into NATO and the European Union has been implemented.
In recent years, however, the partisan model in Bulgaria has been in crisis. The crisis of political parties today arises from the absence of a national project for the development of Bulgaria after the completion of the transition to democracy. Not a single party so far has admitted in full the problems of the new structure of ownership, of the relationship between the State and private property, of the monopoly position of State-owned and private companies, of the merger of political power with economic entities. Not a single party so far has told, or shown its citizens how it would regulate social relations through the law, and how it will establish a working independent judiciary in conditions of democracy. The crisis of party representation, which must be overcome with joint civil and political efforts, calls for a new organization and functioning of the partisan system.
Political parties are the basic building blocks of the democratic political system. They are the obligatory pillars of political life. There is no other cure for the ailments of dictatorship and oligarchy.
Political parties in Bulgaria are now faced with the task of adapting to the conditions of European and global issues. They should transform their activity by directing their efforts towards the full mastering of the tools of democracy. The main goal of the partisan model is for the parties to achieve authenticity of the interests they represent, and to produce working ideas for development. Parties should mobilize the potential of the Bulgarian nation and lead it towards implementation of the best solutions.
Legislative and the policies applied by the political parties still lack identity and original ideas; instead, there are only models copied from elsewhere, often inapplicable in the conditions of Bulgaria. Bulgarians cannot figure out who represents them and how in the tax, social, educational and other spheres, they cannot see the point of formulating one policy or another. Left parties impose a rightist tax reform and a rightist social policy. Right parties appeal for social equality, solidarity and social justice, without a mention of these values in their political programmes.
It is high time for the partisan model to find its feet. Bulgarian politics treasures the ideas of each and every citizen. By tradition, Bulgarians are educated and politically active people. Their political energy must be channelled in a positive direction, which is the principal task of the LEADER Party.
We favour:
• political parties representing real communities with real interests, rather than imaginary or amorphous masses, or ad hoc aspirations of certain individuals or groups;
• political parties with a solid coalition culture and clear programme intentions;
• political parties that present their ideas of development to their followers and the entire nation, in European and global conditions;
• political parties which, through their ideas, are real leaders of society and provide mechanisms for citizen participation in politics.
The electoral system
The electoral system legitimizes political representation. No strong statehood or genuine democracy would be possible without working electoral mechanisms recognized by the people.
The proportional representation system practised nowadays in Bulgaria must be changed. Bulgarians should be given the chance to choose between personalities. Genuine LEADERship must derive from the trust personally conferred by the people.
A purely majoritarian electoral system, however, if applied in the conditions of Bulgaria, would have the opposite effect. The corrupt and undemocratic practices established in recent years in the selection of persons to run for office, especially in local elections, pose a serious problem. Political representation often degenerates into vote buying and trade in persons. Politicians, who are either bribed or dependent, and who are beyond the control of a political party or civil society, make illusory the representation of citizens’ interests.
Therefore, in the ongoing debate on the kind of election system that Bulgaria needs, the LEADER Party will stand up for proportional representation with preferential vote, allowing voters on election day to place candidates on the list in different order from the one assigned by the party.
The LEADER Party is part of the change of the partisan model
The LEADER Party is a liberal party. It belongs in the centre of the political spectrum. It espouses liberal and social-liberal values and is part of the European liberal family. The party's ideological and organizational development has been influenced by the best examples of liberal political practices in party and governance solutions and relations.
The LEADER Party will seek interaction with all liberal parties, which are close to its values and will seek to join forces with the activity of the Liberal International.
The LEADER Party will work with the centrist parties in Bulgaria. It is open for interaction along liberal rule lines with parties to the left and to the right of the centre, which act in conformity with the Bulgarian Constitution and the laws of the land.
The Constitution of the Party has been elaborated in such a way as to correspond to its programme tasks.
Thematic clubs of the Party
LEADER sees the implementation of the idea of joint actions with civil society in Bulgaria above all in its local thematic clubs. Their role would be to rally the citizens who support the ideas of the LEADER Party and believe they can realize their own ideas through the Party.
The thematic clubs of the LEADER Party set themselves the objective of attracting active members of the public, to create conditions for civil initiatives aimed at the implementation of projects, at civil control of the institutions of state power, as well as cultural, educational and other initiatives.
The Party’s thematic clubs are the living link between the Party and the problems of citizens. They are the points of contact that enable civil control over the Members of Parliament, as well as the shaping of new ideas about the Party’s policy.