Alexandar Dimitrov Paunov

Alexandar Dimitrov Paunov is a Bulgarian politician, a member of the Bulgarian National Assembly, and the leader of the current Communist Party of Bulgaria. He was born in Pazardzhik on 19 June, 1949.

Political Career

After the collapse of the Socialist Bloc in 1989, the Bulgarian Communist Party was renamed the Bulgarian Socialist Party and shed its Marxist-Leninist ideology. Several factions broke off from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, one of them was named the Communist Party of Bulgaria, which is currently led by Paunov. It is a member of the Socialist-led Coalition for Bulgaria.

Education

Paunov is an economist and speaks English, German, Russian and Czech languages.

External Links

Official site of The National Assembly of The Republic of Bulgaria