In 2007, it was disclosed that he had collaborated with the Communist Bulgaria's secret service from 1988 to 1990 as a keeper of a secret meeting-place for agents. In May 2021, after being absent for more than 20 years from the political scene in Bulgaria, Videnov announced that he is in the process of making his own political party - The Left Alternative (Лявата алтернатива, Lyavata alternativa) and that he will participate in the July 2021 parliamentary elections in a coalition with other left parties and organizations. His motives were that after the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary elections which ousted the 11-year rule of GERB there were bigger chances for a political change in Bulgaria. Eventually he joined the Left Union for a Clean and Holy Republic which failed to reach the threshold. Personal life Zhan Videnov is married and has one son. He speaks English, French, Russian and Arabic. He presently teaches European integration at the private European College of Economics and Management in Plovdiv. References External links Site of Che Guevara movement Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Politicians from Plovdiv Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni 1959 births Living people