Lozan Yordanov Panov ( Bulgarian: Лозан Панов) is a Bulgarian judge and the chairman of the

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. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2021 Bulgarian Presidential Election, with his election bid supported by

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Early life and education

He was born on March 28, 1971, in

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. In 1995 he graduated in law from

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Legal career

In the mid 1990s, Panov was a trainee judge in the Sofia District Court. After this, he became Chief Legal Advisor in the Insurance Supervision of the

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for 2 years. Then, in 1998 he became a junior judge in

, being promoted to a full judge in 1999. He held various positions as a judge until 2007, since which he has been the Chairman of the Administrative Court in Sofia, to which he was elected by a decision of the Supreme Judicial Council on December 20, 2006. On January 29, 2015, he was elected Chairman of the

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. He was appointed to this position by decree on February 3, 2015, by President

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Political career

Panov announced his candidacy for the 2021 Presidential Election through a campaign group Justice for All initiative on 2 October. He was soon endorsed by the electoral coalition

, a centre-right

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party. He is running as an

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and his running mate is Maria Kasimova-Moase, who is a journalist and civil activist. His platform is centred around continuing the fight against corruption in Bulgaria and reforming the

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References

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