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Volen Siderov, one of the leaders of the United Patriots, warned that if Borisov’s GERB party continued to seek approval for the treaty, the government coalition could fall apart, prompting an early parliamentary election.

Volen Siderov, one of the leaders of the United Patriots, warned that if Borisov’s GERB party continued to seek approval for the treaty, the government coalition could fall apart, prompting an early parliamentary election.

A number of Bulgarian religious groups, including the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, also opposed the treaty, claiming its ratification would lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Bulgaria or increase the likelihood of young people identifying as transgender.

A number of Bulgarian religious groups, including the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, also opposed the treaty, claiming its ratification would lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Bulgaria or increase the likelihood of young people identifying as transgender.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev also spoke out against the treaty, Reuters reported, and claimed it did not in fact prevent violence, because the problem still exists in countries that have ratified it.}}</ref>

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev also spoke out against the treaty, Reuters reported, and claimed it did not in fact prevent violence, because the problem still exists in countries that have ratified it.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After Bulgaria, Slovakia too fails to ratify the Istanbul Convention |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/after-bulgaria-slovakia-too-fails-to-ratify-the-istanbul-convention/ |author=Georgi Gotev |publisher=EURACTIV Network |date=23 Feb 2018 |accessdate=9 Jul 2018 |quote=ast week Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov withdrew from parliament a motion to ratify the Istanbul Convention, faced with ever-growing opposition, first from its coalition partner, the United Patriots, the opposition socialists, and more broadly, with the population. ... Detractors claim that this opens the door to legalising gay marriage and promoting homosexuality in school by so-called promoters of “gender ideology”. “Unless there is full compliance with the provisions of the convention with the definition of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman, I will never agree to ratify.” Slovakia’s parliament amended its Constitution in 2014 to define marriage as a union between man and woman, which stirred protest among rights groups at the time.}}</ref>

==See also==

==See also==