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Mr Kostov is particularly keen that Yugoslavia's new leader should treat the country's 60, 000 ethnic Bulgarians better.
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As for continuity of government, that depends on whether Mr Kostov can keep the five factions in his coalition under control.
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Mr Kostov has chosen two presentable politicians to do the lobbying: Peter Stoyanov, the president, and Alexander Bozhkov, the deputy prime minister.
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"We are maintaining the morals of the children by marrying them off at a young age, " said Kosta Kostov, a spectator at the fair.
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Then last year Mr Kostov and Mr Yilmaz hit it off.
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That is particularly galling for Mr Kostov because western businessmen, after years of viewing post-communist Bulgaria as a disaster, were just beginning to take another look.
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The currency has been stable, Mr Kostov has shown that he is genuine about reform, and an array of state assets were to be sold off this summer.
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Mr Kostov's policies are starting to pay off.
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