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1 INTRODUCTION In Europe, several ethnic parties consistently participate in coalition governments and act as important power brokers in national and international politics (Aha, 2021; Ibenskas, 2016; Waterbury, 2017). These parties exist (or have existed) in diverse European countries, such as Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Romania, and others. As ethnic parties, they champion or defend the cause of a particular ethnic attribute (Chandra, 2007).
Building on Europeanisation scholarship, this article unpacks the instrumental rhetoric of Armenian genocide recognition in Bulgaria. In Bulgaria’s 2015 parliamentary hearings on the issue, diverse political actors—from liberal to nationalist political party members—formed unlikely coalitions and strategically instrumentalised Armenian genocide recognition as a way to signal ‘Europeanisation’ in pursuing very distinct ends.
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