A candidate for the presidency of Bulgaria, Volen Siderov, has declared that if he is elected, he will demand that Turkey pay 10 billion dollars he claims it owes to Bulgaria. Siderov has also asserted that, if elected, he will close down the main Turkish political party currently operating within Bulgarian borders.
Volen Siderov is the leader of the radical nationalist Bulgarian party, Ataka. He has continued anti-Turkish and anti-Turkey comments since announcing his candidacy for the presidency of his country. Siderov claims that Turkey has accumulated a 10 billion-dollar debt to Bulgaria consistently since 1913. He also reportedly has the majority Turkish Rights and Freedoms Movement (HOH) Party in his sights, repeatedly noting he will close it down if elected president. A recent quote from Siderov on the subject of the Bulgarian parliament: “a nationalist and responsible government will replace the current Bulgarian administration, which has been sold out and isn’t even really Bulgarian,” the Hurriyet writes. The Bulgarian presidential elections are scheduled to take place in one and a half months.
