Blagomir Kotsev

Blagomir Kotsev is the liberal and pro-European mayor of Varna, Bulgaria's third-largest city, who has been at the center of a political controversy following his arrest for alleged corruption. He is a member of the reformist coalition Continuăm schimbarea/Bulgaria democratică (CC/BD) and has faced accusations of misusing public funds for political purposes, which his supporters claim are unfounded and politically charged.