Civil Activities
In 1929 he returned to Bulgaria and became an editor of the newspapers "Zemya" (1931-1932) and "Zemedelsko zname" - an organ of Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" (1932-1933). He prepared and published a book on Aleksandar Stamboliyski in which he made political analysis and characteristics on the personality and the activities of the agrarian leader.
After the coup of 19 May 1934 Petkov cooperated with democratic parties including the Labours' Party - the legal organization of the banned Bulgarian Communist Party. He was elected to the 24th National Assembly (1938-1939).
Due to his anti-fascist activity his election as a member of the parliament was invalidated in December 1938 and Nikola Petkov was interned in Ivailovgrad.
After Dr G. M. Dimitrov emigrated in 1941, Nikola Petkov took the leadership of BZNS "Aleksandar Stamboliyski". That same year he was sent to the Gonda Voda camp. He negotiated with the other democratic parties for the establishment of the Fatherland Front and represented BZNS in the National council of the FF. In 1943 Nikola Petkov was interned in Svishtov where he continued with his political activity and was engaged in the organization of the FF. He was meeting with Kosta Lulchev and other political activists.
Petkov returned to Sofia in the summer of 1944.
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