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Bulgaria’s Ataka Party: An Unlikely Blend of Left and Right
Volen Siderov, leader of Ataka. Photo by John Feffer.
Cross-posted from JohnFeffer.com.
John is currently traveling in Eastern Europe and observing its transformations since 1989.
Three items in Volen Siderov’s office reflect his current image.
Volen Siderov, followed by a split in the party in , gave hope for a time that the so-called protest vote would be eroded.
The religious icons on the wall speak to his embrace of traditional Bulgarian values and to the agreement his party concluded with the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in 2006. The antique sword hanging nearby stands in for his militancy.
And the heavy boxing bag is part of his personal commitment to physical fitness as well as a willingness to engage in physical altercations.
Volen Siderov is the leader of Ataka, perhaps the most controversial political party in Bulgaria.
Ataka – or Attack – came to prominence in 2005, when it placed fourth in the parliamentary elections. Siderov himself came in second in the presidential race the following year. The party’s platform mixes a