Bulgaria Extremists Slam Sofia Mayor for Changing Route of Gay Parade

Society | June 27, 2008, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria Nationalist Extremists Slam Sofia Mayor for Changing Route of Gay Parade: Bulgaria Extremists Slam Sofia Mayor for Changing Route of Gay Parade The leader of the Bulgarian National Union Boyan Rasate said Friday the new location of the gay parade was even worse than the origional one. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

The nationalist extremist Bulgarian National Union sent a letter to the Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov on Friday expressing their deep resent of the new location of the gay parade planned to take place in Sofia on Saturday, June 28.

According to the BNU, the Mayor's decision to move the parade from the downtown Vitosha Blvd to the Southern Park was even a worse solution because of the many young children, who visited the park on Saturdays with their parents.

Before the Bulgarian private Darik Radio the BNU leader Boyan Rasate said that Borisov had not complied with the demands of the majority of the people and of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Head Mufti's Office to cancel the parade.

"The Mayor's decision irritates us even more. We cannot bear responsibility about what will happen tomorrow. It will be the fault of Borisov and all those who could legally ban the parade but did not do it", the BNU Secretary Plamen Hristov said.

The nationalist extremists stated once again their demands that the event be canceled.

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