Bulgarian journalists hoping for a rest around Christmas were disappointed after a “breaking” event shook the political landscape, even if the quake is only on the surface. Lyutvi Mestan, who headed the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), was both removed as leader and expelled from his party after the honorary chair and co-founder, Ahmed Dogan, criticized him for a statement supporting Turkey in its dispute with Russia over the downed plane. Dogan made clear his worries stemmed from the need of Bulgaria to stay away from the Russia-Turkey conflict and to be neutral at a time when the EU …read more
Source: Novinite
