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Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musarexpressed dismay at the reported death of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. “This is a heart attack on the democracy in Russia. Heartfelt condolences to the family,” she wrote on the X platform. Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov paid tribute to Navalny as a “symbol of the fight against dictatorship in Russia.” For years, Navalny had also been a symbol of the fight for freedom of expression, Denkov wrote on the Facebook page of the pro-Western Bulgarian government. “The news [of Navalny’s death] is sad and shows why it is important to v…