Maki (political party) Maki (political party) The Israeli Communist Party ( "HaMiflega HaKomunistit HaYisra'elit", "Al-Ḥizb ash-Shuyū'ī al-'Isrā'īlī"), commonly referred to by its Hebrew acronym Maki (), is a communist political party in Israel and forms part of the political alliance known as Hadash. It was originally known as Rakah (), an acronym for "Reshima Komunistit Hadasha" (, lit. "New Communist List"), and is not the same party as the original Maki, from which it broke away in the 1960s. Rakah was formed on 1 September 1965 due to internal disagreements in Maki. Maki, the original Israeli Communist Party, saw a split between a
Lider (political party) Lider (political party) Bulgarian Democratic Center ( - an acronym that is pronounced "Bulgarian Democratic Center"), formerly ("Lider" - "Liberal Initiative for Democratic European Development") is a Bulgarian political party registered in 2007. Lider participated in the 2009 European Parliament election together with the center-right political party Novoto Vreme and gathered 5.7% of the vote, which was just under the electoral quota. Lider participated in the 2009 parliamentary election outside of any right-wing coalition, winning only 3.3% of the votes and therefore failing to secure parliamentary representation. Lider did not nominate a candidate for the 2011 presidential election. In the