Angel Dzhambazki

Angel Dzhambazki
Personal details
Born (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgarian
Profession Politician

Angel Chavdarov Dzhambazki (family name sometimes also transliterated as Djambazki) (Bulgarian: Ангел Чавдаров Джамбазки), (born 21 March 1979, in Sofia) is a Bulgarian politician and currently a member of the European Parliament.[1] He is also the vice-chairman of the IMRO,[2] having joined the nationalist party in 1997 and gradually progressed through its ranks.[3]

Biography

Dzhambazki is a graduate of Sofia University, where he specialized in legal studies.[3]

He was a member of the Sofia city council between 2007 and 2014 after first being elected on the ticket of GERB, though making use of the quota for citizens,[4] and then securing a seat in October 2011 as a candidate of IMRO.[5]

In November 2013, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee notified chief prosecutor of Bulgaria Sotir Tsatsarov in relation to comments made by Dzhambazki, other IMRO members and football fans during an anti-immigrant procession in Sofia. Dzhambazki has criticized the non-governmental organization for being Bulgarophobic.[6] He has also expressed negative views towards the MRF's role in Bulgarian politics.[7]

In May 2014, Dzhambazki was elected to the European Parliament as a member of the Bulgaria Without Censorship - IMRO electoral coalition.[8] In 2016 and 2017 Dzhambazki has been accused of accused of racist, xenophobic and homophobic comments.[9][10]

In addition to his native Bulgarian, Dzhambazki also speaks English, German and Russian.[3] Among his hobbies is mountaineering.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "И Джамбазки бе приет при европейските консерватори". mediapool.bg. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Шилото Джамбазки". standartnews.com. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Профил на Ангел Джамбазки" (in Bulgarian). omda.bg. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Капка Сидерова съветник, ГЕРБ с пълно мнозинство". Столичен общински виртуален пресцентър (Sofia municipality virtual presscenter). 2011-10-26. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Ангел Джамбазки, зам.-председател на ВМРО, ексклузивно пред Топ ПРЕСА". toppresa.com. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  6. ↑ "БХК като инструмент за унищожението на нацията". IMRO official website. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Ангел Джамбазки: ДПС и част от Реформаторския блок обслужват турски интереси". politikata.net. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  8. ↑ "Представяне на основните кандидати за евродепутати 2014-2019 г." (PDF). novabulgaria.eu (p.12). May 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  9. ↑ "ECR group MEP accused of racist, xenophobic and homophobic comments | The Parliament Magazine". www.theparliamentmagazine.eu. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  10. ↑ "Bulgarian MEP Accused of Hate Speech Against Roma :: Balkan Insight". www.balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  11. ↑ "Какъв е Ангел Джамбазки отвъд политическия образ". News7. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
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