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Bulgaria Ethnic Turks to Back No-Confidence Vote against Govt [May 20, 2011] The ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has made it clear they will support the looming no-confidence motion, which the opposition plans to table against the center-right government of Boyko Borisov. "We will back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Borisov's government because it has come to deserve this. The Bulgarian government has placed Bulgaria on EU's second ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turks Contest 2009 Vote in Strasbourg [Sep 08, 2010] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has filed a complaint with the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg contesting the results of the 2009 general elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Cries Political Witch Hunt [Apr 20, 2010] Bulgaria's executive power, represented by the police and regional governors, is carrying out politically-bound probes in local municipalities, the ethnic Turkish party DPS declares. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Leader Attacks Leading Journalist in Letter (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria?s ethnic Turkish party DPS, has released an open letter slamming journalist Valeria Veleva in response to an article she wrote. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opposition Leaves Parliament over Penal Code Brawl (Novinite.com) [Mar 25, 2010] The Members of the Parliament from the opposition Coalition for Bulgaria and the ethnic Turkish DPS left Plenary hall Thursday over disagreement with texts in the new Penal Code. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ethnic Turkish Party DPS Wants 'Bulgaria 2020' Strategy (Novinite.com) [Feb 28, 2010] Bulgaria?s ethnic Turkish party DPS has demanded from the Borisov government an economic plan ?Bulgaria 2020?, its Deputy Chair stated Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Tie Suicide to Plot to Kill Their Leader (Novinite.com) [Feb 25, 2010] Ahmed Emin, one of the major figures of Bulgaria?s ethnic Turkish party DPS who committed suicide in the fall of 2008, was in a plot to kill the party leader Ahmed Dogan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Election Commission Confirms Removal of Ethnic Turk MP (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bulgaria?s Central Election Commission has announced its official decision for the removal of one ethnic Turkish DPS MP from the Bulgarian Parliament following a recount of votes cast in 23 polling stations in Turkey in the July 2009 elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turks to Dispute Loss of MP Seat in Strasbourg (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Bulgaria?s ethnic Turkish party DPS is going to file a suit with the ECHR disputing a ruling of the Bulgarian Constitutional Court under which it loses one MP seat. [via YahooNews] More >>