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Parliamentary leader of Bulgaria coalition minority partner queries F-16 acquisition plan

December 31, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov, parliamentary leader of the United Patriots – the grouping of far-right and nationalist parties that is the minority

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Bulgaria 

Nominee to succeed Simeonov as one of Bulgaria’s deputy prime ministers named

November 21, 2018November 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

If Bulgaria’s Parliament agrees in a vote reportedly scheduled for November 21, United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov – who resigned

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian governing coalition holds talks on steps ahead after Simeonov’s resignation

November 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

A succession of talks was held on November 20, first between Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and leaders of the governing

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Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ continue to be united in name only

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

The three co-leaders of the United Patriots, the grouping of far-right and ultra-nationalist parties that is the minority partner in

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Bulgaria 

GERB’s Tsvetanov: Simeonov’s resignation ‘strengthens, not breaks’ Bulgaria’s ruling coalition

November 17, 2018November 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The resignation of Valeri Simeonov as deputy prime minister does not break the structure of Bulgaria’s ruling coalition, but even

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Ataka leader Siderov: Simeonov’s resignation as deputy PM ‘belated’

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The resignation of Valeri Simeonov as deputy prime minister was belated, Ataka leader Volen Siderov said on November 17. Siderov,

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Bulgaria 

Karakachanov: It is up to Simeonov to nominate his successor as Deputy PM

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Valeri Simeonov resigned as deputy prime minister in a personal capacity and has not withdrawn as a coalition partner, so

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian coalition government minority partner and the Simeonov controversy: Shaken and stirred

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The political melodrama in the United Patriots, the minority partner in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government, left the “Patriots”

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian nationalist United Patriots coalition to meet on tensions, demands for Simeonov’s resignation

October 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The leadership of the United Patriots, the grouping of three far-right and ultra-nationalist parties that is the minority partner in

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