Nikolay Tihomirov Barekov ( bg, Николай Тихомиров Бареков; born 16 October 1972) is a Bulgarian journalist, politician, and businessman. Since January 2014 he has been the leader of the political party

Bulgaria Without Censorship Reload Bulgaria ( bg, Презареди България, Prezaredi Balgariya; formerly Bulgaria Uncensored, bg, България без цензура) is a populist political party in Bulgaria. History The party was created by former TV host ...

Biography

Barekov majored in Bulgarian philology, specializing in TV journalism. His career as a radio journalist began in 1992, when he joined the "Kanal Kom" (Bulgarian: "Канал Ком") radio in

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. Between 2003 and 2010, Barekov presented the morning segment on the BTV channel. He subsequently hosted a number of shows on TV7. On 25 January 2014, Barekov founded the Bulgaria without Censorship political party and the new political establishment participated in the

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as part of a coalition bloc with the nationalist

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and other smaller parties, earning two seats in the

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and became members of the

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group of

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. He is consistently ranked as an MEP with one of the lowest attendance rates in roll-call votes. He refused to give a reason for his absence when asked by

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. Barekov supports the restoration of the monarchy with

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( bg, Симеон Борисов Сакскобургготски, translit=Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, ; born 16 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last tsar of the Kingdom of Bul ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barekov, Nikolay 1972 births Living people Writers from Plovdiv Politicians from Plovdiv Bulgarian journalists Bulgarian conservatives Bulgarian monarchists MEPs for Bulgaria 2014–2019 Bulgaria Without Censorship MEPs