Georgi Petkov Bliznashki ( bg, Георги Петков Близнашки; born 4 October 1956) is a Bulgarian politician and a former
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP). He was a member of the
Coalition for Bulgaria
The BSP for Bulgaria ( bg, БСП за България, BSP za Bŭlgariya), or the Coalition for Bulgaria ( bg, Коалиция за България, Koalitsiya za Bŭlgariya) until 2017, is a left-wing electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by t ...
, part of the
Party of European Socialists
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, and became and was an MEP from 1 January 2007 to June 2007 with the
accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. He was born in
Skravena,
Sofia Oblast.
Expulsion from Socialist Party
Bliznashki was expelled from the
BSP in March 2014 after he expressed disagreement with party policy. On 6 August 2014 he was appointed to serve as a
caretaker
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Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The
Bliznashki Government ended with the election of a new government two months later.
See also
*
Bliznashki Government
References
External links
European Parliament profileEuropean Parliament official photo*
1956 births
Living people
Coalition for Bulgaria MEPs
MEPs for Bulgaria 2007
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