Bulgarian
police on Friday removed nationalists who were blocking border
checkpoints with Turkey in an effort to stop buses bringing Bulgarian
ethnic Turks to vote in Sunday’s election.
The police
operation to clear the roads at the checkpoints in Kapitan Andreevo,
Lesovo and Malko Tarnovo came after the interim government’s press
office said “the free movement… should be guaranteed
immediately.”
Sofia has
accused Ankara of interference in its election on behalf of the DOST
party that represents Bulgarian Turks, the country’s largest ethnic
minority. Polls suggest DOST will fall short of the four-percent vote
needed to enter parliament.
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