Alexander Paunov born on (June 19, 1949), is a Bulgarian politician, member of the Bulgarian National Assembly, and the leader of the current Bulgarian Communist Party. Born in the southern city of Pazardzhik, he took up a profecion as an economist. After the collapse of communism in 1989, the Bulgarian Communist Party was renamed the Bulgarian Socialist Party and got rid of its Marxist-Leninist idiology. Several factions broke off from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, one of the being named the Bulgarian Communist Party which is currently headed by Paunov. It is a member of the Socialist-led Coalition for Bulgaria. Paunov is one of the only members of the Bulgarian National Assembly who voted against Bulgaria's entrence into NATO, the European Union, and demanded the withdrawal of Bulgarian troops formerly stationed in Karbala, Iraq. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Bulgarian Communist Party (Balgarska Komunisticeska Partija) was the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when it ceased to be a Communist state. ... Pazardzhik is a town situated along the banks of the Maritsa river in Bulgaria. ... An economist is someone who studies Economics. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Balgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... The Coalition for Bulgaria (Koalicija za Balgarija) is a alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... Karbalā (Arabic: ; also transliterated as Kerbala or Kerbela) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad at 32. ...

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