Over the past 34 years of the Third Bulgarian State, we have witnessed a multi-party system that ensures the governance of the country. In the first years of the transition, many were enthusiastic about the change from the then system and vehemently supported the parties that promised democracy, equal opportunities for all entrepreneurs, order, legality and justice, intelligent and responsible rulers, an improving life and a future for all. The rallies were hundreds of thousands and the enthusiastic people came out to fight for their rights. There were parties that spoke with fervor about how they would do what the people wanted, and the people believed them. Year after year, decade after decade, the messiahs came and went in the same way. They came with great hope and left with full pockets and shameful betrayal. Gradually, the strength of the rallies dropped to hundreds and in some cases to several thousand people, which also showed the disappearing belief that the parties could help us.

Parties became a dirty word and many began to look for another way to improve their lives and those of their relatives and friends. Small and medium-sized businesses remained as some kind of opportunity for ordinary people to live better, and they directed their efforts there. The problem was crime and poor living conditions in Bulgaria. By “poor conditions” I mean the lack of justice in the justice system, the absence of police protection for the population and the dominance of banditry, and last but not least – the transformation of individual regions into feudal domains of businesses and criminal groups. It was these realities that made a significant part of Bulgarians leave the country, and another part refused to raise a generation at all, because they did not want their children to live under these conditions. This led to a sharp decline in population, depopulation of rural areas, where crime became even greater, and led to a general disillusionment among the people who remained to live in Bulgaria.

In these conditions, a group of young Bulgarians decided to change things outside of politics. They chose a small rural municipality, without any interests from big businessmen, and decided to show that united and active, they could create a beautiful piece of paradise. For ten years, with enormous efforts and the support of the local government, they managed to truly transform a municipality without a penny of state, European or American money, without participating in public procurement and without the support of any party. Unlike cities where new land is only developed and built on, while old and ugly blocks remain as is, in this municipality the old buildings were bought up and either renovated and changed their appearance, or demolished and new ones were built in their place, but always in the style of Bulgarian architecture. A huge project was created that gave rise to large-scale cultural tourism in Bulgaria, schools and kindergartens were improved, settlements were cleaned of garbage and illegal dumps, every week volunteers cleaned up discarded small packages, cigarette boxes, cans and bottles. New trees were planted, parks were created, grassy areas in the municipality were maintained and little by little it began to turn into a paradise. The efforts that were made were enormous. At first, they aroused ridicule and mockery among a part of the local unscrupulous rulers of the region, but when it became clear that something was happening and money was being made, interest appeared from various sides. Various criminals decided that a new sheep had appeared that they could shear in peace, and they activated their apparatus of hacks in the institutions. A greater enemy appeared in the face of the "democratic" society, which felt fierce hostility that ordinary Bulgarians could create a place in Bulgaria on their own, which was not only not inferior to Western analogues, but even superior to them in many respects. Through their media truncheons, led by the newspaper "Capital", they started a fierce war against those who dared to build a real Bulgarian entrepreneurial community in Bulgaria. The reasons for this fierce media and institutional war are not 100% clear, but it is an indisputable fact that it exists and its ferocity and persistence have been going on for 5 years now.

People who have been involved in entrepreneurship know how difficult it is to build and maintain a small business and how you have to fight with the market, customers, employees and unpredictable events such as the Covid-19 pandemic or the consequences for Bulgaria of the war in Ukraine. They are aware that it is a feat of heroism to survive in such an environment, but when we add to this fierce attacks from criminal organizations that are protected by huge media groups and state institutions, certain parties and MPs, then this battle becomes impossible. This is exactly what happened to those who dared to develop an abandoned corner of Bulgaria. They had decided to develop without the help of the state or European and American subsidies, because they wanted to show ordinary people that the power of unity is powerful, and they succeeded. With their actions, they built an oasis for humans, and this necessarily attracts predators.

We can best understand what is happening in the human world when we observe nature. If a person creates a lake in an empty field, simply filling it with clean water, he will notice that after a year or two fish will appear in the lake, without him having let them in himself. Migratory waterfowl will bring them, because they will decide to stay in the lake for a while, and the caviar from other water sources stuck to their feet will also fish this lake. Frogs and aquatic plants will quickly appear, as well as aquatic insects. More lush vegetation will also begin to appear on the banks, and various animals will be attracted, which will use the lake for watering. Over the years, the fish will multiply and we will see a rapid appearance of predators such as otters, cormorants, herons and others that feed on the fish. Foxes and jackals will also appear near the lake, which will begin to feed on the herbivores that come to the water. Or we will notice that predators are always attracted to places where there are conditions for a good life and try to take advantage of it.

In the human habitat, it is no different. As always, crime increases where there is economic activity. When criminals see the movement of people, entrepreneurial initiatives, the development of settlements, the movement of services and capital, they are necessarily attracted by this and want to take their share of what has been created. On the other side are the people who, with their labor and efforts, build, but their desire to do so fades when predators appear. There is no greater despair than building something with a lot of hard work and seeing someone destroy it in order to benefit unfairly - just because they are stronger and have contacts with the authorities.

This is also the story of the people who turned the municipality of Vetrino into a paradise. They did not use state funds or those of embassies, but did it with a lot of hard work and deprivation. Throughout the years, they met support only from ordinary people, but they had all the institutions as enemies. They fought against illegal dumps, drunk drivers, street racers who killed people on the roads, illegal woodcutters, thieves, bandits, lawyers who stole property, huge corporations who wanted to depopulate the municipality and install wind turbine blades for their own benefit, racketeers and drug dealers, and many others. They managed to deal with them thanks to their unity and intransigence to injustice, for which they were accused of creating a private army and arbitrariness, although they never used violence, but simply repeatedly reported to the institutions with undeniable evidence of the crimes that were being committed. Many of them, at the risk of their health and lives, were in the hottest situations and filmed these crimes so that it could be proven beyond doubt that they were happening. This caused the crimes to stop, but notice, the criminals were not punished, because they had protection among those who were supposed to protect justice and freedom.

Thousands of materials can be found on the Internet about everything that is described in this article, and it is an inspiration for many, but this only fueled the rage and hatred of the status quo even more and the institutions went crazy. Pressure began from all sides, with criminals being given an umbrella, while real, hardworking and dedicated people were oppressed and humiliated by a large part of those in power. During this time, not a single party stood up for justice and what these Bulgarian heroes had created. I repeat, not a single one! The large wind turbine corporations bought parties and politicians, as well as the silence of others, and these people were declared enemies of the state by the media oligarchy in Bulgaria, which is run by the current government, and were subjected to pressure from the institutions.

And here arose the urgent need to have a party organization that would protect the interests of what had already been created. Here we are not talking about a party that would seek state funds to benefit its members and businesses close to it, but we are talking about a party that would help protect what had already been created. In modern Bulgarian history, the party Velichie is without precedent, because it is representing ordinary working people who, with enormous savings, discipline and dedication, have created a miracle in Bulgaria. They did not ask for public money, but together, entirely with their own funds, have created an oasis in a disappearing small municipality. This is something that most honest Bulgarians have dreamed of - to have people in government who are not interested in money, but who protect the interests of those who work, struggle and create. To protect those who create goods in Bulgaria entirely with Bulgarian capital and only for the benefit of the people.

The Party Velichie is a different universe and with the help of God it will be able to fulfill its role in this fateful moment for Bulgaria. We wish success to these Bulgarian fighters and we will pray for them to win!

PP "Velichie"