Bulgaria: Dogan Declares DPS Lost to Oligarchic Control, Launches Three-Month Plan for New Political Force

Ahmed Dogan, founder of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), has publicly declared the beginning of a three-month transition period to establish a new political project, which he envisions as a continuation of the original mission of DPS. In a strongly worded political declaration disseminated through the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (APS) - the faction aligned with Dogan - he accuses Delyan Peevski of taking over the party, stripping it of its values, and misusing its institutional framework.

Dogan claims that Peevski has effectively “hijacked” the DPS by forcibly taking over its electoral registration....