Opinion Poll

Bulgaria's Best Promoter Abroad 2006


Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski

(Since they won the World Championship gold and decided to continue with skating, the pair has thrilled audiences in Russia, France, Japan and Canada, reaping applauses wherever they go.):

 
 306 votes.
 
Boris Velchev

(An outspoken critic of organised crime's links to Bulgaria's judiciary, prosecution service and business elite. Several arrested customs officials and magistrates charged with corruption made him the face of the successful crackdown on organized crime.):

 
 23 votes.
 
Boyko Borissov

(Sofia Mayor's attempts to fix the capital may have been frowned upon by angry drivers but they were praised by US Congressmen and foreign MPs.):

 
 19 votes.
 
Geoffrey van Orden

(As European Parliament's rapporteur on Bulgaria, Geoffrey van Orden has been actively involved in all issues on EU accession. He was the one to table a proposal for a delay in decommissioning Kozloduy nuke units 3&4.):

 
 5 votes.
 
Georgi Parvanov

(Bulgaria's leftist President Georgi Parvanov made history on October 29. He became the first head of state to be re-elected after a defeat of nationalist leader Volen Siderov with a record-high 75% of the votes.):

 
 23 votes.
 
Levski Sofia football club

(FC Levski Sofia became the first Bulgarian team to compete in the Champions League's group stage. Despite their five consecutive defeats that left them out of the race, it was a dream coming true for their fans.):

 
 21 votes.
 
Meglena Kuneva

(Meglena Kuneva brought to successful end the pre-accession negotiations, secured EUs support for January 2007 entry of Bulgaria and reaped acclaims in both the European Commission and the Parliament on her designation for EU Commissioner.):

 
 116 votes.
 
Sergey Stanishev

(Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev sought to deepen ties with countries as far as China and Vietnam. He did his best to keep the balance in the three-party ruling coalition and went to great lengths for it to appear as a big, happy family.):

 
 6 votes.
 
Vittorio Collizi

(The internationally acclaimed HIV researcher provided the key evidence in defence of the Bulgarian medics on trial in Libya. He proved beyond doubt that the five nurses did not spark the epidemic.):

 
 5 votes.
 
Volleyball national team

(Bulgaria's Volleyball angels moved the nation to tears as they grabbed the bronze medals in the World Championship in Japan for the first time in 20 years. They decisively outplayed forces like France, Russia and Serbia and Montenegro.):

 
 105 votes.
 


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