Korneliya Ninova

Korneliya Petrova Ninova is a Bulgarian politician who was a leader and member of Parliament of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). She was chairwoman of the BSP from 2016 to 2024. In April 2025, she was elected leader of Nepokorna Bulgaria, a centre-left political movement established in December 2024.

Biography Ninova was born on 16 January 1969 in Krushovitsa village, Miziya municipality, Vratsa district, People's Republic of Bulgaria. She graduated from the Law Faculty of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". highly unusual for a socialist politician. Ninova was reportedly in conflict with former BSP secretary and previous Party of European Socialists (PES) president Sergei Stanishev.

On 28 May 2019, Ninova resigned as leader of the BSP. This was done as the party felt that it had lost the 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria under her leadership, although it managed to muster both higher electoral support and an increase in the number of MEPs in comparison to the previous election. She withdrew her resignation shortly thereafter at the BSP's congress, thus remaining as the party's leader. Following the bad results of her party's coalition (BSP for Bulgaria) in the 2021 Bulgarian general election. Ninova once again resigned from her leadership positions both in the BSP and the coalition.

Parliamentary activity

Parliamentary Group of Coalition for Bulgaria (14 July 2009 –) Internal Security and Public Order (29 July 2009 –) Committee on Economic Policy, Energy and Tourism (30 July 2009 –) Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Deputy Representative, 4 September 2009 – 11 January 2012) Friendship group Bulgaria – Italy (23 October 2009 –) Friendship group Bulgaria – Morocco (Deputy Chairman, 23 October 2009 –) Friendship group Bulgaria – Russia (23 October 2009 –) Friendship group Bulgaria – France (23 October 2009 –) Bills introduced: Bill to the Law on Privatization, Bill amending the Law on Income Tax of Individuals, Bill amending the Law on Medical Institutions