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While pro-European commentators fear the rise of the far-right on a pan-European scale, Bulgaria’s case illustrates that mainstream parties like the EPP have contributed to the legitimization of far-right rhetoric and policies.

— Radosveta Vassileva

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Source: Bulgaria’s dangerous flirtation with the far-right, "", New Eastern Europe, May 21, 2019
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