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Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) have left the Reformist Bloc, announced the leader of the party Radan Kanev on Wednesday.

He confirmed that a new right-wing project is in the making.

Turkey's Embassy in Bulgaria has issued a statement condemning the attack on Krasimir Kanev, the head of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee who on Thursday was subjected to an attack in downtown Sofia.

The statement, sent to Novinite, reads as follows:

US Ambassador Eric Seth Rubin has issued a statement condemning the attack on Krasimir Kanev, the head of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee who on Thursday was subjected to an attack in downtown Sofia.

The statement, sent to Novinite, reads as follows:

Bulgarian authorities have not only failed to counter the climate of intolerance, but "have actively engaged in inflammatory speech and at times openly encouraged violence," John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's Europe Director, has said.

His words follow the attack on Krasimir Kanev, who heads the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee on Friday.

Helsinki Committee leader Krasimir Kanev told BIRN on Thursday that he was attacked at around 9.30am that day in front of the Radisson hotel in Sofia by two unknown men who punched him in the face and stomach and ran away. Police arrived around 15 minutes later, but the attackers had by then fled from the scene.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has kept a stiff upper lip after a vulgar address used by an opposition party leader - but social media haven't.

Radan Kanev, who heads the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), on Monday lashed out at the Reformist Bloc coalition, of which DSB is a member, for not being able to withstand pressure from Borisov.

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), one of the parties constituting the junior coalition partner, the Reformist Bloc (RB), demanded the resignation of Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski on Monday.

DSB demanded the resignation of Moskovski due to the recent corruption scandal involving the chairperson of the Road Transport Administration (DAI) executive agency Tsvetelin Tsvetanov.

Right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) have decided to remain part of the junior partner in the coalition government, the Reformist Bloc (RB), bTV broadcaster reported.

The delegates to the party's national conference in Sofia on Sunday also decided that DSB will remain in opposition to the minority coalition cabinet composed of centre-right GERB and the RB.

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), who had gone in opposition to the coalition government, are expected to decide at a national conference on Sunday whether the party will remain part of junior coalition partner the Reformist Bloc (RB), bTV broadcaster has reported.

The only candidate for chairperson of Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition (KZK), Rosen Zhelyazkov, withdrew his candidacy on Wednesday.

Zhelyazkov said that he did not want to compete against himself and by withdrawing his candidacy, he wanted to eliminate all suspicions on the predetermined outcome of the selection procedure.