Career
Elected at 31, he is the youngest-ever leader of the former main opposition force and ruling party (UDF), which steered Bulgaria towards the orbit of the European Union during its mandate 1997–2001 but thence was swept from power by the incoming party NMSS (National Movement Simeon the Second) of the former Bulgarian King Simeon The Second. Dimitrov's modernising views and expertise in the field of economics, along with his untarnished reputation and despite his relative youth wield sufficient respect and trust from the party's members and in December 2008 he was elected with nearly 70% of the vote for its leader.
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