For the sixth time in three years, Bulgarians will vote on June 9 in parliamentary elections as the poverty- and corruption-stricken Balkan nation seeks to end the long stretch of political instability and, perhaps, close the door on hopes for major reforms.
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In an interview with RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service, former Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov blamed the U.S.-sanctioned oligarch Delyan Peevski for the recent government collapse and said the influential politician was the " biggest evil in Bulgaria."
Recent attacks on foreigners, many of them university students, in Bulgaria have sparked concerns over rising xenophobia. Disinformation on social media falsely claiming that Bulgaria could soon face a wave of illegal migration has increased racial tensions.
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