[8] In an interview with Radio Free Europe, Mihaylov recounted that the party was founded by Vetrino locals in response to plans to build a wind-energy production site in the municipality.

[15] The party's regional list leader in Sofia was Viktoria Vassileva, a former member of the National Assembly from Union of Democratic Forces and There is Such a People.

[16] Despite not appearing in most opinion polls, the Velichie party passed the 4% electoral threshold for the parliamentary election and gained 13 seats in the National Assembly.

[23] In the aftermath of this vote, the parties founder, Ivelin Mihaylov, alleged that there was a possibility of a division within the parliamentary group, with 5-6 MPs potentially being aligned with GERB.

[24] Mihaylov's comments provoked an angry reaction from the leader of the Parliamentary Group, Markov, who accused him of undermining his authority and harming the reputation of the party.

[27] On 1 July, shortly after the nomination of Rosen Zhelyazkov as GERB's PM candidate, a message was published on the social media platform, X from the account of Ivelin Mihaylov, calling on Velichie MPs to vote in favour of the proposed government.

[29] Later that day, Mihaylov published a series of claims on Facebook alleging that Nikolay Markov and a group of MPs aligned with him (specifically, Viktoria Vasileva) had threatened him, and planned to vote in favour of the proposed GERB cabinet.

[31] The address was joined by Velichie MP, Krasimira Kantincharova, who supported Mihaylov's claims that Markov and Vasileva had attempted to assert control over parties the parliamentary group for their own personal ends.

[31] On 3 July, Markov made a Facebook post in which he officially disassociated himself from the party, and further claimed that it was a political vehicle for Mihaylov's economic interests.

[32] Despite the allegations brought forth by Mihaylov, the entirety of the Velichie Parliamentary Group was present and voted against the nomination of Rosen Zhelyazkov for PM.

[34] After Mihaylov's statement, the Central Council of Velichie formally requested that Markov and Vasileva leave the Parliamentary Group of the party.

[36] Ultimately, however, Markov indicated that he was open to leaving the parliamentary group, due to the presence of MPs within it who he alleged were controlled by Mihaylov through financial coercion.

[40] Despite Georgiev's claim, Mihaylov announced that Velichie would continue its political activity and contest future elections, albeit with new candidate-MPs.

It opened its electoral campaign in the town of Troyan, with founder Ivelin Mihaylov claiming that Velichie's program will be focused on creating a long-term plan for Bulgaria's development.

[47] Besides protests, he stated that Velichie intended to legally challenge the election results and seek support from European, as well as international, institutions.