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	East European Constitutional Review
		Simeon's popularity was institutionalized in the new movement, and the candidates nominated by him won their electoral contests on his coattails.
		Simeon's dramatic entry into national politics attracted to his movement a slew of controversial political entrepreneurs: lobbyists for various economic groups, television personalities, actors, and even fashion models.
		Simeon has not answered directly the question about his future intentions but also never denies that his political ambition is to be the czar once again.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol10num4/focus/peeva.html (3103 words)

	Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Simeon of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born June 16, 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who was also the last Tsar of Bulgaria, Tsar Simeon II, from 1943 to 1946.
		Simeon is one of the last living heads of state from the pre-World War II-era and he is also one of the few monarchs in history who regained political power through democratic election to a different office (see Norodom Sihanouk for another example).
		Simeon is the son of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Giovanna (of the House of Savoy).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simeon_II_of_Bulgaria (1335 words)

	Simeon II of Bulgaria
		Simeon II (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
		Simeon was baptized with water taken from the river Jordan and flown to Bulgaria by an air force major.
		In 2001 Simeon returned to Bulgaria, and was elected leader of the newly-formed National Movement for Simeon II.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/s/si/simeon_ii_of_bulgaria.html (319 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Simeon Sakskoburggotski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Simeon was allowed to stay on the throne with regents apointed by the new government.
		Portrait of Simeon II In 2001 Simeon returned to Bulgaria, and was elected leader of the newly-formed National Movement for Simeon II.
		Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, formerly Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 until August 2005.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Simeon-Sakskoburggotski (545 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Ousted King's Party Leads Bulgaria Vote
		Exit polls showed the National Movement for Simeon II, led by the 64-year-old throneless monarch, had won 43 percent of the popular vote with its heady mix of nostalgia and hope.
		Simeon Borisov Saxe Coburg was crowned Simeon II at the age of 6 in 1943 after the sudden death of his father, the popular Boris III.
		Simeon, while not ruling out a restoration of the monarchy, has said the country must concentrate all its energies on building a successful economy.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A12722-2001Jun17?language=printer (842 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Simeon spoke to about 600 politicians and intellectuals who gathered for the founding meeting of the group, the National Movement for Simeon II, and said it was not a royalist organization.
		Hundreds of Simeon's supporters crammed into a central street here in the capital, as they jostled to enter the tightly guarded building where the meeting was held, at one point breaking its glass door.
		Simeon, currently a businessman based in Madrid, was banished from Bulgaria with his family at age 9, after a rigged referendum abolished the monarchy.
	home1.gte.net /eskandar/bulgarianking3.html (400 words)

	POPE IN BULGARIA
		Following the communist coup on September 9, 1944 Simeon II remained on the throne but the regents, including his uncle Prince Kiril, and most of the country’s intelligentsia, were executed.
		On April 6, 2001 Simeon II proclaimed his wish to return for good and to work actively while he draws on the experience he had amassed in exile and on his contacts in the effort to revive the country.
		Having won a landslide victory for the National Movement, on July 24, 2001 Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.
	www.popeinbulgaria.com /cv_saxe_coburg.html (510 words)

	National Movement Simeon II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Movement Simeon II (Bulgarian: Национално движение Симеон Втори or Nacionalno Dviženie Simeon Vtori) is a political party in Bulgaria, the vehicle of Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, the deposed Tsar of Bulgaria and former Prime Minister.
		The movement won 42.7% of the popular vote and 120 out of 240 seats in the 2001 elections.
		It formed a coalition government with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Movement_for_Simeon_II (233 words)

	King's redemption / Former child monarch chosen as Bulgaria's new premier
		Simeon, who is known in Bulgaria by his given name or referred to as the king, was forced off the throne in 1946 at age 9 through a rigged referendum held while Soviet troops remained after World War II.
		Simeon's center-right National Movement for Simeon II won a landslide victory in last month's parliamentary elections, and the offer to Simeon to form a government finally came yesterday morning at a meeting with President Petar Stoyanov.
		Simeon still needs a coalition partner, as his party is one seat short of a majority.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/07/13/MN176371.DTL&type=printable (974 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Simeon's declaration of his intention to participate in the June 17 elections came immediately after the public was shaken by two tragic incidents involving the death of children.
		In early April, Simeon had only an 18 percent favorable rating; the day before the city-court decision was issued, two independent polling agencies showed that 40 percent of the electorate would vote for his party if the elections were held the next day, as opposed to 14 percent for UDF and 11 percent for BSP.
		This support was evident on April 6-the same day as Simeon's announcement-when parliament voted on an agreement between Bulgaria and the alliance allowing NATO troops to cross and/or stay in Bulgaria, and the government was granted extraordinary rights to implement the agreement pending the formation of a new parliament.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol10num2_3/constitutionwatch/bulgaria.html (2659 words)

	ireland.com - The Irish Times - IRELAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bulgaria's former king, Simeon II, yesterday led his two-month-old political movement to a resounding general election victory, leaving main-line parties to bargain for a place in an offered coalition.
		Simeon was exiled from Bulgaria at the age of nine - three years after acceding to the throne - after a rigged referendum abolished the monarchy in 1946.
		Simeon's huge estates across Bulgaria were confiscated by the Communists and returned by the outgoing government.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/front/2001/0618/fro3.htm (370 words)

	ISN Security Watch - King, Turkish party, form Bulgarian government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MDL) is due to sign the deal with the National Movement for Simeon II on Friday.
		Simeon's first attempt at forming a coalition was with the UDF, but they refused, preferring a role in opposition.
		Simeon was crowned king of Bulgaria at the age of 6 in 1943 after the sudden death of his father, but lost his throne in a 1946 referendum widely believed to have been rigged by the communists.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=2639 (361 words)

	Online Election Watch
		Simeon arrived accompanied by professor Ognyan Gerdzhikov, already elected parliamentary spokesman and associate professor Panayot Panayotov, heading the parliamentary group of the national Movement for Simeon II /NMSII/ and the organization's co-chairs Vessela Draganova and Tosho Peikov.
		Associate Professor Plamen Panayotov was elected as a PG's chief of the movement on a proposal from the King.
		The National Movement Simeon II will try to form a coalition with all political parties sharing its ideas, declared at his first press-conference in the night of elections the ex-king in exile Simeon II.
	www.online.bg /onlinebgcom/elections.html (1849 words)

	Ex-King Simeon II named new prime minister of Bulgaria
		The electoral victory of Simeon is a result of the desperation and lack of perspective of the Bulgarian people, whose living standards have continually deteriorated over the past 10 years.
		She heads the Bulgarian Women’s Party, which put itself at the disposal of Simeon’s NDS after the latter was legally prevented from founding a new party because of the short notice of application.
		The decades-long suppression of any independent political movement, in the name of a regime purporting to be socialist, has left a trail of disorientation and confusion leading to the paralysis of the working class as an independent political factor.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/jul2001/bulg-j24.shtml (1841 words)

	Bulgaria Elections - King Simeon II - Worldpress.org
		The National Movement Simeon II (NMSII), formed just two months before the June 17 general elections by Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgaria’s charismatic former monarch, won a landslide victory, gaining 43 percent of the vote.
		Simeon II, who says that restoration of monarchy is not on his agenda, has pledged to pursue European integration and to raise living standards in 800 days.
		The danger is that the former rulers “may embark on the road of Sali Berisha in Albania—sabotaging the new power by all means possible,” warned Kyril Drezov, a lecturer at England’s Keele University, in a BBC interview (June 29) cited by all Bulgarian media.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=273&dont=yes (507 words)

	Online Election Watch
		Exit polls showed the National Movement for Simeon II, led by the 64-year-old throneless monarch, had won 43 percent of the popular vote with its heady mix of nostalgia and hope.
		Simeon, who was ousted by the Communists after World War II, has lived most of his life in exile.
		Simeon Borisov Saxe Coburg was crowned Simeon II at the age of 6 in 1943 after the sudden death of his father, the popular Boris III.
	www.online.bg /onlinebgcom/analys18.html (979 words)

	CNN.com - Simeon II confirmed as Bulgaria PM - July 24, 2001
		In a 141 to 50 vote, the legislature chose the ex-monarch to lead the nation after his National Movement for Simeon II party's landslide election victory on June 17.
		Simeon's government will mark the first time that ethnic Turks will be representatives in the Balkan state, where the minority group comprises some 10 percent of the population.
		Simeon has promised to gain entry for the Balkan state to NATO and the European Union and to improve the quality of life within 800 days.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/07/24/bulgaria.parliament/index.html (354 words)

	H.E. Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1937, the son of King Boris III and Queen Giovanna of Savoia.
		The stated platform of the Movement in the Parliamentary election was to decisively bring standards of morality and integrity to the political life of the country.
		Having won a landslide victory for the National Movement on 17 June 2001, Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria on 24 July 2001.
	www.thepathtopeacefoundation.org /saxe-coburg_gotha.html (330 words)

	Bulgaria - Political Flags
		Former king Simeon II started a political party with this name two months ago, but this party was not registered by the jury.
		Simeon II said yesterday on Bulgarian Televison (I am watching it regularly by satelite) that there will be a new party called National Movement Simeon II.
		Simeon's mother was Giovanna, daughter of King Vittorio Emanuelo III of Italy.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/bg-polit.html (1016 words)

	Bulgarian Royal Family: Collection of Materials
		Upon King Boris' sudden death on August 28th, 1943, he acceded to the throne as King Simeon II and, being a minor, as required by the Tirnovo Constitution, a three member Council of Regency was formed.
		King Simeon II visited Bulgaria for the first time since his childhood in 1996 and was greeted by multitude enthusiastic Bulgarians.
		In April 2001 H.M. Simeon II returned to Bulgaria and formed a new political party, the National Movement for Simeon II (NMSII), dedicated to "reforms and political integrity." Shortly thereafter, the party won 120 of the 240 seats in the Bulgarian parliament and Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha served as a Prime Minister until 2005.
	www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/Royal/Simeon (705 words)

	Guardian \| Ex-king in search of a coalition
		Simeon of Saxe Coburg Gotha, a distant relative of the Queen, is the first former monarch in eastern Europe to return to power - though not the throne - since the fall of communism.
		Nikolai Vasilev, head of Simeon's economic team, said: "The basic question for him is to decide whether he will become prime minister." The alternative would be to remain behind the scenes.
		Simeon hopes to bring the UDF into a coalition government whose goals would be stable economic growth, EU and Nato membership and the eradication of corruption.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4206204-103681,00.html (384 words)

	VICTORY OF SIMEON II OF BULGARIA BRING NEW HOPES TO IRANIAN MONARCHISTS
		Simeon is, since last Sunday, when his "National Movement Simeon II" captured 120 out of Bulgaria’s Parliament 240 seats, became the first exiled Monarch not only to have returned to his native homeland, but also play an important political role.
		Though King Simeon II had made it clear that he would not seek the return of the Monarchy, yet his successful bid at the elections give new hopes to other Monarchists, particularly the Iranians, who lived under Monarchy for more than 2.500 years.
		Though Simeon II ultimate intentions are not clear, probably because he has not made his mind, yet, his reflexes and his attitude vis-à-vis politics are all of a Monarch, the French daily "Le Monde" observed.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2001/jun_2001/simeon_monarchists_21601.htm (607 words)

	CNN.com - Ex-king party leads Bulgaria poll - June 18, 2001
		With 51 percent of the ballots in Sunday's election tallied, the National Movement of Simeon II was shown with over 45 percent of the popular vote, the national election commission said.
		Simeon also said he would give Bulgarians access to no-interest loans and pledged to introduce economic incentives to help small- and medium-sized businesses.
		Simeon II was deposed in 1946 after a referendum which declared Bulgaria a republic, and he fled to Egypt with his mother and then to Madrid, where he worked as a businessman and lived in exile for 55 years.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/06/17/bulgaria.election.04 (695 words)

	Philip Terzian
		Whether Simeon is king, in spirit or fact, he will surely be prime minister and, as such, rates an asterisk in the history of constitutional monarchy.
		Simeon, by contrast, assembled a selection of foreign-trained lawyers, local TV anchormen and Bulgarian pop stars, and ran on a focus-group-certified platform of tax cuts, rooting out corruption, and attracting foreign investment.
		Simeon's father, King Boris III, was probably murdered by the Germans in 1943, and Simeon, whose country was overrun by the Red Army the following year, was forced by the Communists to abdicate in 1946 after a rigged plebiscite.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /cols/terzian062001.asp (809 words)

	CNN.com - Bulgaria's ex-monarch faces poll win - June 17, 2001
		It was not immediately clear whether Simeon's movement would win enough votes to form an outright majority in the 240-seat single-chamber legislature.
		Simeon was exiled from Bulgaria at the age of nine -- three years after acceding to the throne -- after a rigged referendum abolished the monarchy in 1946.
		Simeon has promised to continue the drive to bring Bulgaria into the European Union and NATO and to pursue reforms but also to raise living standards quickly and to introduce new social benefits.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/06/17/bulgaria.election.02 (613 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Simeon says he hopes to field candidates in general elections 17 June, a day after his 64th birthday.
		He says his movement has three essential goals: to improve the standard of living by turning the economy into a working market economy; to abandon political partisanship to unify the Bulgarian nation by historic ideals and values; and to introduce new rules and institutions to eliminate corruption.
		Public opinion polls published this week give Simeon's party about half of the vote, far ahead of the UDF and the opposition Socialists and a remarkable development from just six weeks ago when the polls were suggesting a party led by Simeon would only garner about eight percent of the vote.
	www.rferl.org /features/2001/04/11042001113944.asp (1233 words)

	New Balkan Politics - Issue 5
		Simeon II proceeded extremely cautiously compared to other former royal offsprings, who saw in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Balkans an immediate opportunity to return on a white horse.
		Simeon's son Kiril - a senior fellow at "Lehman Brothers" - was in 1997 invited by President Petar Stoyanov to be his economic adviser.
		Simeon II said he would not run for parliament, a decision some interpreted as an unwillingness to swear allegiance to the republican constitution.
	www.newbalkanpolitics.org.mk /oldsite/Issue_5/nikolov.king.eng.asp (7176 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Exile king will be PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		His National Movement for Simeon II won half of the seats in the 240-seat assembly, one seat short of an outright majority.
		Before the elections Simeon had said he would prefer a coalition government to an outright majority, and on Sunday said consultations with potential coalition partners were continuing.
		The movement has considered forming a coalition government with the former ruling Union of Democratic Forces, which won 51 seats and has been described as a natural coalition partner, and is believed to have an ally in the ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which won 21 seats.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=2566 (287 words)

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