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Turkish-Bulgarian Leader: Elections Will Turn Tide in Bulgaria [Oct 23, 2011] Bulgaria is set for a deep change in its political history, stated Movement for Rights and Freedoms party leader Ahmed Dogan after casting his vote in Sofia for Bulgaria's presidential and local elections Sunday. "I voted for a normalization of the political process in Bulgaria and greater responsibility on the part of politicians," said the leader of the party which traditionally has strong ... [via YahooNews] More >>

PES Throws Weight Behind Bulgaria Schengen Entry [Oct 04, 2011] The Party of European Socialists(PES) is firmly behind Bulgaria's Schengen accession as soon as possible, PES Secretary General Philip Cordery has declared. "I am convinced that if (Bulgarian Socialist Party leader) Sergey Stanishev was still Prime Minister and if Ivaylo Kalfin was Bulgarian President now, Bulgaria would have already be a part of the Schengen area," Cordery stated in an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling GERB Showcases Renovated Headquarters [Aug 28, 2011] The ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, party is showcasing for the first time Sunday the renovated party headquarters in downtown Sofia. The renovation works took six months, but the opening ceremony comes one week ahead of schedule ? party leader and Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, had said on several occasions the name of the GERB nomination to run for President on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Leader Might Abdicate ? Ex Deputy [Jan 13, 2011] Ahmed Dogan , the controversial Bulgarian ethnic Turkish DPS party leader, may soon resign, according to Osman Oktay , his former Deputy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ethnic Turkish Leader: DPS Is Bulgaria's Pillar [May 19, 2010] Bulgaria cannot be ruled without the ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), party leader, Ahmed Dogan, declared during a rare and surprising public appearance Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex PM Expects to Be 'Blamed for Everything' [Apr 29, 2010] Bulgaria's ex PM and Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev said that he expected to be blamed for everything commenting on information that he will face charges after the May holidays. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader Slams Govt over Municipality Funding [Apr 18, 2010] Ex Bulgaria PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has expressed concern about the economic and social situation in Bulgarias municipalities. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prosecutor Denies Ethnic Turkish Leader Probe [Apr 15, 2010] Bulgaria's senior prosecutor has denied reports of an investigation against the ethnic Turkish DPS party leader, Ahmed Dogan. Somebody has made something up and now I have to explain why, Boris Velchev commented on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Leader Probed for Money Laundering [Apr 14, 2010] Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office is probing the ethnic Turkish DPS party leader, Ahmed Dogan, over his BGN 1,5 M commission as a consultant on 4 Bulgarian hydroelectricity projects for the previous Three-Way coalition cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader Invites PM to Public Crisis Debate [Apr 06, 2010] Bulgarian Socialist party leader, Sergey Stanishev, has invited Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov to a public debate on the important issues. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Nationalist Leader Escapes Insult Proceedings (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] Bulgaria nationalist party leader Volen Siderov has had all legal proceedings for insulting behavior dropped. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria PM Stanishev: I Am Learning from Borisov, Dogan (Novinite.com) [Feb 28, 2010] Bulgaria's ex PM and Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev. Photo by BGNES [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 Socialist Leader Slams PM for Mocking Local Mayors (Novinite.com) [Feb 20, 2010] Bulgaria Socialist Party leader, Sergey Stanishev, has slammed PM Boyko Borisov for mocking local mayors by warning them not to abuse EU funds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Conservative Party Denies Link to Kidnap Gang Leader (Novinite.com) [Feb 12, 2010] Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party? leader, Yane Yanev, stated Friday that his party is not linked in any way to Anton Petrov, aka The Hamster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Conservative Leader: Interior Minister Is Real Bulgaria PM (Novinite.com) [Feb 11, 2010] Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party? leader, Yane Yanev, has stated that Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov is currently the real Prime Minister of Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria PM: No Sanctions Warning in EC Land Swap Letter (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Former Bulgaria PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has stated that the EC letter to PM Boyko Borisov regarding land swaps did not include an suggestion of sanctions as claimed by the center-right GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialist Leader Urges Bulgaria PM for Jeleva Resignation Statement (Novinite.com) [Jan 20, 2010] Bulgarian Socialist Party Leader, Sergey Stanishev, has urged Bulgaria PM to make an immediate statement on the resignation of Rumiana Jeleva as Foreign Affairs Minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

PM Borisov: Ethnic Turkish Party Preparing to Destabilize Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 11, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that ethnic Turkish DPS party leader Ahmed Dogan will try to use ethnic tensions to hit his center-right GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>