Nikolay Dimitrov Hadjigenov (; born 30 June 1971) is a Bulgarian lawyer, public figure and politician.

Childhood and education

Nikolay Hadjigenov was born on June 30, 1971, in the city of

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

. He graduated in law from the

New Bulgarian University New Bulgarian University (, also known and abbreviated as НБУ, NBU) is a private university based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Its campus is in the western district of the city, known for its proximity to the Vitosha nature park. The university also ...

. He is a known public rights activist and criminal defence attourney, who often discusses civil and political issues on his personal blog. He gained recognition for being the defence attourney of Desislava Ivancheva, the former

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of the Mladost District in

. Hadjigenov is one of the organizers of the

2020–2021 Bulgarian protests The 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests sometimes called the Revolution of Dignity were a series of demonstrations that were being held in Bulgaria, mainly in the capital Sofia, as well as cities with a large Bulgarian diaspora, such as Brussels, Paris ...

and an outspoken opposer to the corrupt rule and oligarchy that consume Bulgarian jurisprudence, politics and business. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the 45th National Assembly, from the 25th MIR, in the city of

, from the quota of the

Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! Stand Up.BG! We are coming! (; IBG-NI), until 20 July 2021 known as Stand up! Mafia, Get Out! (; ISMV) was a coalition of political parties in Bulgaria established by leaders of Stand Up.BG and The Poisonous Trio (''Otrovnoto trio''), also inclu ...

coalition. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the 46th National Assembly, from the 25th MIR, in the city of

, from the quota of the coalition "

Stand Up.BG! We are coming! Stand Up.BG! We are coming! (; IBG-NI), until 20 July 2021 known as Stand up! Mafia, Get Out! (; ISMV) was a coalition of List of political parties in Bulgaria, political parties in Bulgaria established by leaders of Stand Up.BG and The Poisonous ...

Public activity

In March 2021, the position of the

coalition was published in the

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newspaper, which declared itself against

gay marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% ...

and the

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. After this statement, Nikolay Hadjigenov, together with Viktor Lilov - the only openly

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...

candidate for MP in the 45th National Assembly, held a meeting with the

LGBTI Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (such as genitals, gonads, and chromosome patterns) that "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies". They are substantially more likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexua ...

community. Lawyer Hadjigenov publicly supports the fight for the rights of

people, but states his support as a personal position, not on behalf of the coalition.

References

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