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By Denitsa Koseva in Sofia Ahmed Dogan, the chairman of honour of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), expelled Delyan Peevski, the Magnitsky-sanctioned operational co-leader, and his allies from the party on August 27. The move has the potential to seriously reshuffle the political scene in the country ahead of the October 27 snap general election. It is too early to predict what the political consequences of Dogan’s move will be. If Peevski, who allegedly controls key institutions of the judiciary, responds, this could trigger a war that would weaken the DPS ahead of the Octobe…

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