On the eve of Bulgaria’s 43rd parliamentary elections, the Dossier Commission examined 2,996 of 5,232 candidates to ascertain whether they had worked for the secret service – known as the Committee for State Security until 1990. (The other candidates were born after 1971 and by law could not be investigated.) The examination revealed 98 ex-agents, representing parties including the Bulgarian Socialist Party (13), the far-right Patriotic Front (NFSB-VMRO) (12), Bulgaria Without Censorship (9), the “imitation” Greens (6), and ATAKA (4). The “authentic” Green Party has no ex-agents in its ranks.
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Are There Candidates for Bulgarian Parliament Who Worked for the Secret Service?
On the eve of Bulgaria’s 43rd parliamentary elections, the Dossier Commission examined 2,996 of 5,232 candidates to ascertain whether they had worked for the secret service – known as the Committee for State Security...
by Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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