Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: Георги Седефчов Първанов, IPA: [ɡɛˈɔrɡi pɐrˈvanof]) (born June 28, 1957) was President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after the incumbent Petar Stoyanov in the second round of the presidential election in November 2001, and he took office on January 22, 2002. He was reelected in a landslide victory in 2006, becoming the first Bulgarian president to serve two terms. Parvanov was a supporter of Bulgaria's membership in NATO and the European Union.According to Bulgarian law, a Bulgarian president is not allowed to be a member of a political party, thus Parvanov left the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after his election in 2001. Although he identified as a socialist, Parvanov often declares being a 'social president'.[citation needed]After completing his second term as president Parvanov returned to the Socialist party, prompting a dispute over the party leadership. In January 2014 Parvanov restarted his Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) project, announcing he will be fielding his own candidates for the 2014 European parliamentary elections. As a result, Parvanov is no longer a member of the Socialist party.. }
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- Georgi_Parvanov abstract "Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: Георги Седефчов Първанов, IPA: [ɡɛˈɔrɡi pɐrˈvanof]) (born June 28, 1957) was President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after the incumbent Petar Stoyanov in the second round of the presidential election in November 2001, and he took office on January 22, 2002. He was reelected in a landslide victory in 2006, becoming the first Bulgarian president to serve two terms. Parvanov was a supporter of Bulgaria's membership in NATO and the European Union.According to Bulgarian law, a Bulgarian president is not allowed to be a member of a political party, thus Parvanov left the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after his election in 2001. Although he identified as a socialist, Parvanov often declares being a 'social president'.[citation needed]After completing his second term as president Parvanov returned to the Socialist party, prompting a dispute over the party leadership. In January 2014 Parvanov restarted his Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) project, announcing he will be fielding his own candidates for the 2014 European parliamentary elections. As a result, Parvanov is no longer a member of the Socialist party.".