National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria

Bulgaria's ruling coalition was seriously shaken and came close to collapse following the resignation of three ministers as Valeri Simeonov, one of the leaders of the junior coalition partner, strongly objected to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's decision to order the ministers to step down, and threatened to quit.

After a coalition council meeting on Monday evening, the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria, NFSB, one of three minor nationalist parties in the ruling coalition in Bulgaria, said it will remain part of the administration led by the GERB party - for now.

Bulgarian Vice Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov and his right-wing National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria, NFSB, have called for the deportation of the German co-chair of the European Parliament's Green Party, Ska Keller.

She is currently in Bansko, Bulgaria, supporting environmentalists protesting against alleged threats by developers to the Pirin National Park.

A Bulgarian court has ordered Deputy Prime Minister and nationalist party leader Valeri Simeonov to refrain from using hate speech following anti-Roma statements he made in parliament in 2014, lawyers from a human rights group said on Wednesday.

NFSB Party Coordinator in Kostinbrod Anelia Veleva, who was arrested for trafficking of illegal immigrants, left the party. A day after the court released her on suspicion of being part of the scheme, she filed an application to leave her post.

Activist from the party of Valery Simeonov is arrested for trafficking of migrants. She was detained on the ''Trakia'' highway three days ago.

Her name is Anelia Veleva - candidate for a member of the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) in 2014. A year later she also ran for mayor of Kostinbrod but was not elected.

The leaders of the parties that form part of Bulgaria's nationalist United Patriots coalition - the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria, NFSB, VMRO and the extreme-right Ataka party, have accused their mainstream rivals of copying their key ideas ahead of the elections on March 26.

Novinite publishes profiles of presidential candidates running in the forthcoming elections on November 06.

Following is Krasimir Karakachanov, whose candidacy was endorsed by two bitterly antagonized nationalist parties - a rare display of unity.

A Bulgarian Socialist MEP on Monday accused Bulgarian nationalists of stirring up anti-refugee feeling to boost support for their cause ahead of the presidential elections in November.

Pazardzhik became the first Bulgarian city to ban the wearing of veils covering the face in public places, BNR public radio broadcaster reported on Wednesday.

The city parliament approved the ban in a 39-2 vote with no abstentions, according to BNR.