Changes in Bulgarian political scene as Parliament opens for first sitting of 2016
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, holds its first sitting for 2016 on January 13, with turbulence in both opposition
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Ahmed Dogan
Ousted MRF leader Mestan: I remain in politics
Lyutvi Mestan, ousted as leader and as a member of the Bulgarian Parliament’s third-largest party the Movement for Rights and
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Mitov: Bulgarian – Turkish relations cannot depend on a political crisis in a party
Bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Turkey cannot depend on a political crisis in one or another party or the actions
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Bulgaria’s MRF central council dismisses Mestan as leader and member of party
A special meeting of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms on December 24 fired Lyutvi Mestan as leader of the
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MRF founder Dogan hits out at party leader over Turkey-Russia declaration ‘gaffe’
Ahmed Dogan, founder of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – the party led and supported in the main by
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Parliament votes broad powers for National Protection Service
Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted broad powers for the National Protection Service, confirming police powers for it, the right to detain
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Bulgarian high court confirms jail sentence for man who assaulted Ahmed Dogan
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled to uphold the sentence given to Oktai Enimehmedov, the man seen pointing a gas
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Sofia appellate court confirms three and a half years sentence for man who threatened to kill Ahmed Dogan
Sofia Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence given to Oktai Enimehmedov, the man seen pointing a gas pistol at
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Sofia City Court jails man for three and a half years for threatening to kill Ahmed Dogan
Sofia City Court has sentenced Oktai Enimehmedov, the man seen pointing a gas pistol at the head of Ahmed Dogan
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