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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 >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party, Opposition Exchange Accusations of Poll Rigging [Oct 06, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling center-right GERB party and opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms exchanged accusations that they are creating conditions for unfair local elections in southeastern town of Kardzhali. Kardzhali is located in a region of Bulgaria predominantly populated with ethnic Turks, who have traditionally been the Movement's loyal electorate, but of late GERB has attempted to gain ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Embarks on 3rd No Confidence Motion [Jul 25, 2011] Bulgaria's parliament starts at midday on Monday the debates over yet another no confidence motion against the center-right government of Boyko Broisov, which has hardly any chances of being passed. MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) submitted the third no confidence motion a week ago. The opposition's motives for the no ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Embarks on 3rd Doomed No Confidence Motion [Jul 18, 2011] Bulgaria's centrist and leftist opposition has tabled to Parliament a no confidence motion for the Borisov Cabinet which has hardly any chances of being passed. MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) submitted the third no confidence motion of the government of the center-right party GERB Monday afternoon. The opposition's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Socialists, Turks Move to Topple Borisov Cabinet [Jun 01, 2011] The two major opposition formations ? the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the ethnic Turkish party DPS ? have agreed on a course of seeking to bring about early elections. The parliamentary groups of the BSP and DPS ("Movement for Rights and Freedoms) announced Wednesday that they have decided together to initiate two no confidence votes against the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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 Ruling Party GERB Reports Meager Donations for 2010 [Apr 14, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party has only seven donors, showed reports of political parties for 2010 published by the National Audit Office (NAO). Ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), currently in opposition, and the nationalist Ataka party, an informal ally of the ruling GERB, declared no donations, while leftist ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees Largest Tobacco Growers' Protest Ever [Jan 24, 2011] Some 10 000 tobacco growers blockaded Bulgaria's major international road to Turkey demanding the Cabinet's resignation. What has been described as the largest ever protest rally of tobacco growers was supported by activists of the opposition ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms). The tobacco growers' issues are traditionally promoted by the DPS as many of the tobacco ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Istanbul-Based 'Bulturk' Blasts Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) and its leader Ahmed Dogan have been subjected to devastating criticism by Bulturk, the organization of Bulgarian Turkish expats living in Turkey. In a formal statement to the media, Ismail Erdem, deputy head of Bulturk, has slammed DPS and Dogan, voicing similar criticism as DPS MP Kasim Dal, who has resigned from the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party Slams Resigning Dissenter as Provocateur [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) has accepted the resignation from its leadership of Kasim Dal, who is emerging as a major dissenter. Last week Dal, a MP who is formerly the right hand of DPS founder and leader Ahmed Dogan, declared he submitted his resignation and slammed Dogan accusing him of authoritarian control of the party, abandonment of its ... [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's Ethnic Turkish Leader: GERB Rules by Repressions [May 29, 2010] The leader of Bulgarias ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), Ahmed Dogan, accused the center-right GERB cabinet of attempting to criminalize the movement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Fight Ruling GERB with 'Wall of Truth' [May 27, 2010] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) is asking the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party to put an end of their demagogy regarding legacy from previous government. [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 Ethnic Turks behind President, against EU Funds Minister (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) are taking the side of President, Georgi Parvanov, in the controversy with the cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Opposes President Impeachment (Novinite.com) [Mar 09, 2010] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party broke the silence Tuesday and declared they oppose eventual impeachment of President Georgi Parvanov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Wants to Reopen Ethnic Turkish Politician's Death Case (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, wants to reopen the investigation in the death of the high-ranking ethnic Turkish party Movement for rights and Freedoms (DPS) member, Ahmed Emin. [via YahooNews] More >>

Turks Leader Top Non-Attender at Bulgaria Parliament (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] Ahmed Dogan, leader of the ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), which was part of Bulgaria's previous government, is living up to his reputation as the top-non attender in the country's parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Show Proof of Ethnic Turkish Leader Abuse of Power (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] Bulgaria's rightists presented Tuesday a letter that evidences political protectionism on the part of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) during the previous cabinet's term. [via YahooNews] More >>