Marin Raikov

Bulgarian politician

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Marin Raikov is a Bulgarian politician who served as the head of a technocratic caretaker administration in 2013. This administration governed Bulgaria until snap elections could be held. Raikov's appointment followed a period of significant public unrest and the resignation of the previous prime minister, Boiko Borisov, due to widespread protests against unemployment and poverty. The subsequent elections in May 2013 did not yield a clear majority, leading to the formation of a minority government headed by Plamen Oresharski.1

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…month, Borisov was replaced by Marin Raikov at the head of a technocratic caretaker administration that would rule until snap elections could be held. Those elections, held in May 2013, failed to produce a conclusive result, and voter turnout barely topped 50 percent. Although GERB obtained the largest percentage of…
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…month, Borisov was replaced by Marin Raikov at the head of a technocratic caretaker administration that would rule until snap elections could be held. Those elections, held in May 2013, failed to produce a conclusive result, and voter turnout barely topped 50 percent. Although GERB obtained the largest percentage of…
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