Krasimir Donchev Karakachanov is a Bulgarian politician and historian.
Career
He is currently the leader of the IMRO. Karakachanov was a candidate to become President of Bulgaria in the 2011 elections, winning 0.99% of all votes cast in the first round, finishing in 10th place. Alongside Simeonov, he is the co-spokesman for the electoral bloc. During the communist era (before 1989), Karakachanov was an informer of the Committee for State Security.
Politics
Karakachanov took part in the 2014 European elections as part of a coalition bloc with the Bulgaria without Censorship political party. In late July 2014, Karakachanov"s IMRO left the coalition to form a Patriotic Front electoral alliance together with Valeri Simeonov"s National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria.