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Thousands protested in Bulgaria last year (Photo: Uwe Hiksch)

Bulgarians protest controversial MEP listing

The recent appointment of controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski to head the candidates' list in three areas for the Turkish party Movements for Rights and Freedoms has triggered new protests in Sofia.

Bulgarians were outraged that Peevski, who along with his mother Irena Krasteva, manages a growing media empire that backs whichever government is in power, is set to be elected to the European Parliament in next month's vote.

In June last year Peevski was appointed head of the S...

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Thousands protested in Bulgaria last year (Photo: Uwe Hiksch)

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