Movement for Rights and Freedoms

…over the BSP, with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF; primarily representing the country’s Turkish minority) gaining few seats; no other minority party gained the required minimum percentage of the vote to qualify for participation in parliament. The leader of the UDF, Philip Dimitrov, was elected prime minister and,…

…formed a coalition with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which represented the country’s Turkish minority. On July 24, 2001, Simeon became the country’s prime minister.