We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria

The coalition was formed ahead of the 2023 election. There were disagreements between members of the alliance over the orders and members of regional lists.^[23][24] Prior to the final announcement and submission of the regional lists, some PP members left the party, notably MPs Ivan Hristanov and Alexander Dunchev.^{[25][26][27][28][29]} On 27 February, Ivan Dimitrov, a DB MP and candidate from Blagoevgrad announced that he would be withdrawing from politics, citing problems with the joint list.^[30] Following the 2023 election, where the coalition placed second, they negotiated and formed the rotational Denkov Government with GERB. Following nine months in power, negotiations around the rotation collapsed and the June 2024 snap election was scheduled.

Following the June 2024 election there was increasing speculation that the parties would separate, particularly following the alliance's poor performance, the resignation of Hristo Ivanov, SEK and the Green Movement left the alliance and internal disagreements regarding MP candidate selection. However the coalition ultimately continued, after negotiations.^[31][32]

Following the October 2024 election, PP-DB requested a cordon sanitaire against DPS-NN.^[33] In November the coalition proposed Atanas Atanasov as Chariman of Parliament and GERB expressed openness to the idea, as long as it led to negotiations for the formation of a government.^[34] On 28 November, the gridlocked 51st National Assembly failed to elect a Chairman for the 7th time, with ITN's Silvi Kirilov (supported by all parties except GERB, DPS-NN and BSP-OL) falling two votes short, due to Daniel Lorer and Yavor Bozhankov not supporting his candidacy.^[35] PP immediately moved to expell both members from the group, however DB was against the decision.^[36] Nataliya Kiselova from BSP-OL was ultimately elected in early December, with the support of GERB, PP-DB BSP-OL and APS.^[37] GERB began negotiations for a government in late December with BSP-OL, ITN and PP-DB, with DPS-NN and APS specifically excluded by GERB.^[38] PP did not attend the negotiations, due to GERB not having signed the cordon sanitaire declaration, however representatives of the parties of DB attended. In early January 2025 GERB announced the suspension of negotiations with DB.^[39] Soon afterwards GERB announced the formation of the Zhelyazkov minority government between GERB, BSP-OL and ITN.^[40] The government was ultimately apporoved with the support of APS and later DPS-NN. PP-DB announced they would be in opposition to the government but would abstain on votes of no confidence until the approval of Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone in July 2025.^[41] The coalition remained in opposition and supported the anti-government protests that broke out later that year.

Following the resignation of the Zhelyazkov government and the scheduling of the snap 2026 election, the coalition announced it would include younger and protest-affiliated MP candidates in their electoral lists.^[42] There were disagreements within the alliance, however following negotiations its member parties agreed to retain the coalition. One particular disagreement was whether to include Lorer and Bozhankov as MP candidates, with the parties ultimately agreeing to exclude both.^[43] Following the election the co-leaders of DaB proposed merging the three parties of the coalition into a single center-right entity. Nikolai Denkov from PP rejected the idea due to PP's centrist positions. He further commented that there were ongoing discussions on whether the coalition would form one single parliamentary group or two separate groups in the elected 52nd National Assembly, however he affirmed that the three parties would have a joint candidate for the 2026 presidential election.^[44] On 29 April 2026, after a three-hour meeting, it was announced that they would form separate parliamentary groups and it was reaffirmed that they will continue to work together on policy areas and legislative initiatives.^[45][46][47] Nadezhda Yordanova became the leader of the Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group, while Nikolai Denkov led the We Continue the Change group.^[47]

On 3 March 2023, Bulgarian Liberation Day, PP–DB unveiled their slogan "There is a Way" and called for Bulgarians to come together to fight for change, proposing five steps that would ensure a "good European life for all Bulgarians":^[48]

• Joining the Eurozone in 2023
• Joining the Schengen area in 2023
• Investing millions into regional development, including especially strengthening farms
• Diversifying Bulgaria's energy supply
• Guaranteeing quality healthcare and education for all Bulgarians

Tagesschau described the PP–DB coalition as liberal-conservative, anti-corruption, and Atlanticist.^[49]

In their joint declaration, the coalition laid out their main policy proposals in 13 points, including:^[22]

• Equal rights for all Bulgarian citizens
• Judicial reform and equality before the law
• Improving conditions for development of private business
• Lowering carbon emissions and implementing environmental protection
• Working towards energy independence
• Further integration with the European Union and NATO and joining the Schengen Area and the Eurozone