Print - Controversial Bulgarian Ex-Journalist to Officially Form New Party - Novinite.com Former Bulgarian journalist Nikolay Barekov is to officially launch his brand new political project on Saturday. The first assembly of Barekov's party, Bulgaria without Censorship, is to take place in Sofia's National Palace of Culture. In September 2013, Barekov, a TV host and journalist, officially quit TV7 and its sister channels, and announced an upcoming political career, suggesting his ambitions reach very high, including the positions of Bulgarian PM or President. - On May 11 2013, the day before the last general elections in Bulgaria, Nikolay Barekov was the one to break the story about 350 000 allegedly illegal ballots discovered inside a printing house, suspected to be used to manipulate the early vote. Barekov claimed then the ballots were to be used by the formerly-ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, to twist the vote results as the printing house in the town of Kostinbrod, near Sofia, was owned by a GERB municipal councilor. Back in February 2013, the journalist, who during the entire GERB term was criticized, and even ridiculed, for blindly supporting its government ministers and its leader, former Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, suddenly turned into their archenemy after Borisov announced he was resigning. The resignation came in the aftermath of mass protest rallies against poverty, stagnation, and corruption. From strong supporter of the former PM and of GERB, TV7 turned virulently critical to them. TV7 is also linked to controversial businessman and MP Delyan Peevski, whose election in June 2013 as the new head of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS), stirred widespread outrage and protest rallies. Barekov and his entourage have staged a number of pro-government counter-rallies since June.