Spasi Sofia

Spasi Sofia (Bulgarian: Спаси София, lit. 'Save Sofia') is a Bulgarian non-governmental watchdog organization. The organization monitors the work of the mayor and the administration of Sofia Municipality and raises the public awareness of many problems in the city management.[2][3][4]

Spasi Sofia
Спаси София
Formation2015[1]
Region
Sofia, Bulgaria
Key people
Boris Bonev
Gergin Borisov
Andrej Zografski
Websitehttps://spasisofia.org

The organization has been a vocal critic of numerous issues with the management of the public transport network, road infrastructure, public procurement and investments, the preservation of historic buildings and the city's cultural heritage.

At the 2019 Bulgarian local elections Boris Bonev of Spasi Sofia was a candidate for both Mayor of Sofia and municipal councilor. He finished 4th in the mayoral election with 10,77% of the popular vote and was elected as municipal councilor.

In 2022, Spasi Sofia announced their intention to become a political party, and held an official 'founding congress' on the 15th of February 2023. [5]

References
  1. Мишев, Марио (2016-01-27). "Столичните герои или кои са "Спаси София"". Българска история (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. "Кой и от какво иска да спасява София". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. Alexieva, Diana. "Борис, който спасява София" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. "How to campaign for night public transit: the case of Save Sofia". Минская урбанистическая платформа (in Russian). 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  5. "Спаси София става партия". btvnews.bg (in Bulgarian). 2023-01-15.
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