Pavel Chernev

Pavel Mihaylov Chernev (Bulgarian: Павел Михайлов Чернев) (10 July 1969 – 19 March 2016) was a Bulgarian politician and lawyer. He was also one of the MPs who opposed the Independence of Kosovo.[1]

Pavel Chernev
Personal details
Born(1969-07-10)10 July 1969
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died19 March 2016(2016-03-19) (aged 46)
Sofia, Bulgaria
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Biography

Born in Sofia, Chernev graduated from the juridical faculty of Sofia University and was a practicing attorney.[2] In his younger years, he focused on a number of sports such as wrestling and karate, which also taking up security-related jobs.[3] In the summer of 1990, Chernev was a participant in the student pro-democracy protests and occupations.

Chernev was formerly a member of the Attack and was widely regarded as Volen Siderov's right-hand man.[4] During his time with Ataka, Chernev was among the members who played a role in steering the party away from radical nationalists and activists with admiration for Neo-Nazi ideas.[5] Chernev parted ways with the party in 2006 following the development of a conflict of interest with the party leader in the aftermath of his and Siderov's controversial involvement in a traffic dispute with another driver.[6]

He took part in the October 2007 Sofia municipal elections and finished in 10th place out of 41 candidates.[7]

In 2010, Chernev appeared in the Bulgarian comedy film Mission London together with Yulian Vergov, a childhood friend.[8] In his capacity as an actor, he is usually typecast in tough guy or villainous roles.[9]

In 2011, he was a candidate to become President of Bulgaria as a member of the Party for the People of the Nation (Bulgarian: Партия за Хората от Народа), receiving 0.24% of the votes cast.[10] He was also the leader of the Bulgarian section of Stop Islamisation of Europe (SIOE), and held speeches at international counter-jihad conferences.[11]

In 2013, Chernev participated in the Bulgarian version of VIP Brother.[12]

Chernev is opposed to the membership of Bulgaria in the European Union and has called for the holding of a referendum on the matter.[13] His views have been characterized by political scientists such as Ognyan Minchev as uncompromisingly pro-Russian.[14]

During the 2014 Crimean crisis, Chernev was one of the Orthodox Dawn (Bulgarian: Православна Зора, Pravoslavna Zora) members who helped recruit and organize a small number of Bulgarian volunteers who travelled to Crimea in order to support the Russian operations.[15] He also served as an election observer for the 2014 referendum in Crimea.[16]

In August 2014, Chernev was admitted as a member of the newly formed Patriotic Front, with his Freedom Party (Bulgarian: партия "Свобода", partiya "Svoboda") also becoming part of the electoral alliance.[14] However, the Freedom Party withdrew its support for the Patriotic Front in May 2015.[17]

On the 19 March 2016, Pavel died after a pulmonary embolism in Sofia, Bulgaria.[18]

References
  1. "Bulgarian MP tears the Flag of Independent Kosovo". youtube.com. 2008. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  2. interview conducted by Stanka Dineva (2005-10-18). "Народният представител от АТАКА Павел Чернев: страхът от АТАКА е причината да не ме допуснат до изборите" (in Bulgarian). vestnikataka.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. interview of Valeriya Kalcheva (2015-04-26). "Бившият депутат Павел Чернев: делото срещу Владо Кузов беше скрито в чекмеджето на един прокурор! Бях охранител на Денис, Фънки и Амебата, разкрива ексдепутатът адвокат" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  4. "Павел Чернев изключен от групата на "Атака"" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  5. Ventsislavova, Yana (2006-02-08). "Националисти си размениха обвинения за побой през полицията" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  6. "Павел Чернев" (in Bulgarian). novini.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  7. "Павел Чернев - ексдепутат" (in Bulgarian). events.bg. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  8. interview conducted by Valeriya Kalcheva (2013-02-17). "Павел Чернев: Юлиан Вергов беше хулиган като мен. Крушата и Наско Комшев ме караха да ставам мутра, изкушението беше голямо, споделя ексдепутатът кинозвезда" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  9. "Павел Чернев награби силикона" (in Bulgarian). slava.bg. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  10. "Гласове за избиране на президент и вицепрезидент" (in Bulgarian). cik.bg. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  11. "International counter-jihad organisations". Hope not hate. 11 January 2018.
  12. "Павел Чернев - участник във VIP Brother" (in Bulgarian). vip2013.bigbrother.bg. 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  13. "Павел Чернев, кандидат-президент от Партия за хората от народа" (in Bulgarian). vsekiden.com. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  14. "Русофилът Павел Чернев все пак бе приет в Патриотичния фронт" (in Bulgarian). izbori.pik.bg. August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  15. "20 българи вече са в Крим, готови да хванат оръжие, "Доброволец" вече започна организирането на отряди в Донецк и Одеса" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. March 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  16. "Павел Чернев: санкциите не са толкова значими, на фона на предстоящото присъединяване на Крим към Руската федерация" (in Bulgarian). focus-news.net. March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  17. "Партията на Павел Чернев оттегли подкрепата си за патриотите. Депутатът разкри причините това да се случи" (in Bulgarian). novatv.bg. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  18. Наталия Такова-Мазгарева (19 March 2016). "Павел Чернев почина пред ресторант в кв. "Лозенец"". Vesti.bg. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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