Background
He was born in the southern city of Pazardzhik and became an economist.
He was born in the southern city of Pazardzhik and became an economist.
Several factions broke off from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, one of them being named the Communist Party of Bulgaria, which is currently led by Paunov. He also demanded the withdrawal of Bulgarian troops who were stationed in Karbala, Iraq.
After the collapse of the Socialist Bloc in 1989, the Bulgarian Communist Party was renamed the Bulgarian Socialist Party and shed its Marxist-Leninist ideology. lieutenant is a member of the Socialist-led Coalition for Bulgaria.
Paunov is one of the only members of the Bulgarian National Assembly who voted against Bulgaria"s entrance into North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.