Fascism and the far right in Europe: country by country guide
Full country by country guide to fascism and the far right in Europe – completely revised for 2019. Includes elections table
Bulgaria: fascist candidate takes third place in presidential election
Fascists taken 15% of the vote – especially worrying as the parliamentary fascist groups are closely linked to the armed paramilitaries who are “hunting” refugees at the borders.
Fascism and the far right in Europe: country by country guide and analysis
Europe is witnessing a dangerous revival of fascist and racist populist parties and organisations. Over the next few weeks we are going to publish a series of articles analysing the scale of this threat. This is part one.
Bulgaria: Roma under siege
At about 1.30am on 16 June, a group of 50 to 60 people stormed the Kremikovtsi area of Garmen, a Roma residential area of the village in south west Bulgaria, near the border with Greece.
Bulgaria: fascists win one in eight parliamentary seats at election
Fascist parties hold one in eight of the seats in the new Bulgarian parliament, following the general election on 5 October – a big increase in their representation.