Bulgaria's former tsar and Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg (L) and the leader of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan (R) were at one point rumoured to plan running on a joint ballot in the upcoming elections. Photo by BGNES
The leader of the ethnic Turkish party has expressed reserved confidence that his formation will be among the ruling parties after the general elections in the summer.
"I pray to God, but who knows," Ahmed Dogan jovially said when asked whether or not his party will be part of the country's next government.
Ahmed Dogan, whose party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is part of the current Socialist-led ruling coalition and is a key player in the country's political life, appeared surprisingly in parliament on Wednesday. He is known to be among the lawmakers playing truant most often and has attended no more than ten parliamentary session during the last four years.
The occasion for his presence in parliament turned out to be the 65th anniversary of his party fellow Yunal Lyutfi.