coming to vote in Bulgaria at their permanent address and then returning to Turkey to vote with their passports, could not be "verified or confirmed" by international observers, whose assessment on the election was that it was free and fair. Opposing privatization on ethnic grounds In February 2005, the DPS opposed the privatisation of Bulgaria's largest tobacco company, Bulgartabac, which was backed by the government and the European Union, on the grounds that the industry traditionally employs ethnic Turks. The resulting crisis led to the resignation of vice premier Lydia Shouleva. Delyan Peevski Delyan Peevski is "a highly controversial figure in Bulgarian politics, business and media." He has served several terms of office in Bulgaria's Parliament as a DPS MP. He even served as head of the Bulgarian FBI equivalent (the State Agency for National Security) for one day, "but after mass protests broke out in the streets was forced to hand in his resignation." European representation In the European Parliament, Movement for Rights and Freedoms sits in the Renew Europe group with three MEPs. In the European Committee of the Regions, Movement for Rights and Freedoms sits in the Renew Europe CoR group with two full and two alternate members for the 2020-2025 mandate. Nedzhmi Ali is member of the Renew Europe CoR Bureau. References and notes See also Political machine List of liberal parties Political parties of minorities Liberalism and radicalism in Bulgaria Turks in Bulgaria External links Liberal International Liberal parties in Bulgaria Centrist parties in Bulgaria Political parties of minorities Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party member parties Turkish political parties Turkish diaspora in Europe