Pavel Chernev

Pavel Chernev
Personal details
Born 10 July 1969
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgarian
Profession Lawyer, Politician

Pavel Mihaylov Chernev (Bulgarian: Павел Михайлов Чернев) (born 10 July 1969) is a Bulgarian politician and lawyer. He is also one of the MPs who opposed the Independence of Kosovo.[1]

Biography

Born in Sofia, Chernev graduated from the juridical faculty of Sofia University and is a practicing attorney.[2]

He was formerly a member of the Attack and was widely regarded as Volen Siderov's right-hand man.[3] During his time with Ataka, Cherned was among the members who played a role in steering the party away from radical nationalists and activists with admiration for Neo-Nazi ideas.[4] Chernev parted ways with the party in 2006 following the development of a conflict of interest with the party leader in the aftermath of his and Siderov's controversial involvement in a traffic dispute with another driver.[5]

He took part in the October 2007 Sofia municipal elections and finished in 10th place out of 41 candidates.[6]

In 2010, Chernev appeared in the Bulgarian comedy film Mission London together with Yulian Vergov, a childhood friend.[7]

In 2013, he participated in the Bulgarian version of VIP Brother.[8]

Chernev is opposed to the membership of Bulgaria in the European Union and has called for the holding of a referendum on the matter.[9] His views have been characterized by political scientists such as Ognyan Minchev as uncompromisingly pro-Russian.[10]

During the 2014 Crimean crisis, Chernev was one of the Orthodox Dawn (Bulgarian: Православна Зора, Pravoslavna Zora) members who helped recruit and organize a small number of Bulgarian volunteers who travelled to Crimea in order to support the Russian operations.[11] He also served as an election observer for the 2014 referendum in Crimea.[12]

In August 2014, Chernev was admitted as a member of the newly formed Patriotic Front, with his Freedom Party (Bulgarian: партия "Свобода", partiya "Svoboda") also becoming part of the electoral alliance.[10]

References

  1. "Bulgarian MP tears the Flag of Independent Kosovo". youtube.com. 2008. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  2. interview conducted by Stanka Dineva (2005-10-18). "Народният представител от АТАКА Павел Чернев: страхът от АТАКА е причината да не ме допуснат до изборите" (in Bulgarian). vestnikataka.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. "Павел Чернев изключен от групата на “Атака”" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  4. Ventsislavova, Yana (2006-02-08). "Националисти си размениха обвинения за побой през полицията" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  5. "Павел Чернев" (in Bulgarian). novini.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  6. "Павел Чернев - ексдепутат" (in Bulgarian). events.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  7. interview conducted by Valeriya Kalcheva (2013-02-17). "Павел Чернев: Юлиан Вергов беше хулиган като мен. Крушата и Наско Комшев ме караха да ставам мутра, изкушението беше голямо, споделя ексдепутатът кинозвезда" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  8. "Павел Чернев - участник във VIP Brother" (in Bulgarian). vip2013.bigbrother.bg. 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  9. "Павел Чернев, кандидат-президент от Партия за хората от народа" (in Bulgarian). vsekiden.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Русофилът Павел Чернев все пак бе приет в Патриотичния фронт" (in Bulgarian). izbori.pik.bg. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  11. "20 българи вече са в Крим, готови да хванат оръжие, "Доброволец" вече започна организирането на отряди в Донецк и Одеса" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. March 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  12. "Павел Чернев: санкциите не са толкова значими, на фона на предстоящото присъединяване на Крим към Руската федерация" (in Bulgarian). focus-news.net. March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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