Boyko Metodiev Borisov (Bulgarian: Бойко Методиев Борисов) (born June 13, 1959) is the current mayor of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. He has been holding the post since November 8, 2005. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a chronological list of mayors of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, since that post was established after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Borisov was born in Bankya. Between 1982 and 1990, he assumed different positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but quit in 1990 to found the private security company Ipon-1 that guarded personalities like Todor Zhivkov and Simeon II. Borisov has been actively engaged in karate since 1980, serving as the coach of the Bulgarian national team and a referee of international matches. Bankya (Bulgarian Банкя) is a town in Western Bulgaria. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Todor Hristov Zhivkov (Bulgarian: ; IPA: ) (September 7, 1911–August 5, 1998) was the Communist leader of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989. ... Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon II (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...

Boyko Borisov was the Secretary of the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs with the previous government, between 2001 and 2005. He has also held several high-level positions in law enforcement agencies including General of the Internal Police Force. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the last parliamentary elections in the autumn of 2005, he was elected for parliament from two regions but declined the positions and instead became the mayor of Sofia at the place of Stefan Sofiyanski, who chose to become MP. He ran for parliament with Simeon II, the former prime minister of Bulgaria. Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2005 - Elections were held on June 25, 2005, for the 240 members of the National Assembly. ... Position of Sofia in Bulgaria Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Boyko Borisov Area  - City 1,349 km²  (520. ... Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski (Bulgarian: ) (born November 7, 1951 in Sofia) has been a leading member of the Union of Democratic Forces in Bulgaria. ... Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon II (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ...

In march 2007, a publication 1 in Congressional Quarterly cited an undisclosed risk-analysis for a private bank, saying that Boyko Borisov has been connected in his business and history to organized crime in Bulgaria, as well as some connections to unresolved murders of opponents of his alleged partners in the underworld. The period when Borisov was Secretary of the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs is mentioned as over 100 of such unresolved murders occurred during it. The article outbursted media attention in the country and prompt denial from all parties mentioned.

Rumours say that it is exactly Borisov who is responsible for many of those acts of planned dispatching as a person with underground & communist past - to clear up his CV and way towards the political top, sweeping off his ex-fellows and possible witnesses, as well as to consolidate Bulgarian mob, becoming capo di tutti capi in shade.

Borisov is also critisized for his impudent snatching of one of the most powerful Bulgarian banks he has been controlling via his girlfriend, Tzvetelina Borislavova, who is officially in charge.

Borisov founded a new political party, GERB in 2006 (in English Coat of Arms, while also being an acronym). The GERB party won the latest elections on 20 May 2007 for Bulgarian representatives in the European parliament, despite very low poll attendance and that prompted Borisov to voice his will for early parliamentary elections. Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: , Graždani za evropejsko razvitie na Bǎlgarija; ГЕРБ, GERB) is a Bulgarian centre-right political party established on 2006-12-03. ...