Former construction boss Rosen Plevneliev looks certain to win the presidential election for the centre-right GERB party. The big question is whether he will be his own man once he is in office.
The 53-year old historian and former leader of the Bulgarian Socialist party, BSP, has been president of the country since 2001 and is currently enjoying his second term in office.
At the moment Siderov is the head of the nationalist Ataka (“Attack”) party and a member of the parliament.
Ever heard of Dolna or Gorna Sekirna? Few people had, until the mainly elderly residents of these remote hamlets caused a stir by electing a teen as their leader.