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Bulgarian deputy PM’s verbal assault on Russian Patriarch sparks row in ‘United Patriots’

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Russia, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

After Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and nationalist United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov hit out in a television interview against Russian

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Bulgarian deputy PM Simeonov: Russian Patriarch Kirill is ‘second-rate Soviet cop’

March 7, 2018March 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov sharply criticised Russian Patriarch Kirill for seeking to impose the Kremlin’s view of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling parties: ‘Coalition is stable’

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s governing coalition is stable, the partners in the ruling majority said after talks in the Parliament building on February

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Bulgarian nationalist co-leader Simeonov calls into question future of coalition

February 19, 2018February 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Valeri Simeonov, co-leader of the United Patriots nationalist coalition that is the minority partner in Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ co-leader Valeri Simeonov admits tensions in nationalist coalition

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov

Valeri Simeonov, co-leader of the United Patriots grouping of nationalist and far-right parties that is the minority partner in Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian far-right leader hints at early elections if Istanbul Convention is adopted

February 11, 2018February 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov, leader of the parliamentary group of the nationalist United Patriots – minority partner in the Bulgarian government –

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition falls out over ‘gay marriage’ referendum proposal

February 2, 2018February 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Valeri Simeonov

Krassimir Karakachanov’s idea for Bulgaria to hold a referendum “against gay marriage and gender concepts in Bulgaria’s education and legal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian deputy prime minister Simeonov slams TV stations over health minister’s resignation

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov, co-leader of the nationalist grouping that is the minority partner in the coalition government,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Simeonov found guilty of anti-Roma hate speech – NGO

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

The Regional Court in the Bulgarian city of Bourgas has found Valeri Simeonov, currently a Deputy Prime Minister and co-leader

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