Traycho Traykov

Traycho Dimitrov Traykov (Bulgarian: Трайчо Димитров Трайков) is a Bulgarian politician. He was the Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy, and in February 2012 launched an examination of dams in the south of the country after malfunction complaints.^[1] In March 2012 it was reported that he had been dismissed from his position allegedly for delaying work on energy projects; Bulgarian-language daily Bulgaria Dnes alleges that it was due to Belene Nuclear Power Plant specifically, a project which was terminated that month.^[2][3] Traykov himself "attributed the dismissal to his firm position in negotiations with Russia and his demands that Russia should cut the construction cost of the Belene plant, reduce gas prices by as much as 15 percent in a new supply contract and increase returns from the South Stream pipeline above 8 percent."^[2] He was succeeded by his former deputy, Delyan Dobrev.

Minister of Economy

Traicho Traykov was Minister of Economy in the first Boyko Borisov government. He was part of the "reformist bloc", together with Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov, Minister for Infrastructure Rosen Plevneliev and the Minister of Environment Nona Karadzhova.

Presidential Candidate

On 1 September 2016, the Reformist Bloc announced that Traycho Traykov will run in the Bulgarian presidential election, 2016. His running mate is General Sabi Sabev.^[4] The pair came in fifth in the presidential elections. Traykov was targeted by the media owned by Delyan Peevski during the whole election campaign.

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