Nikolay Barekov
{{Short description|Bulgarian journalist and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nikolay Barekov
| image = Nikolay Barekov 20171031.jpg
| office = Member of the European Parliament
Bulgaria
| term_start = 1 July 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|16}}
| birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria
| party = Reload Bulgaria (2017–present)
| children = 5 (including Nikolay Barekov Jr., Alex Barekov, Viktor Barekov)
| parents = Tihomirov Barekov and Magdalena Barekova
| relatives = Despa Barekova (sister)
| term_end = 1 July 2019
}}
Nikolay Tihomirov Barekov ({{langx|bg|Николай Тихомиров Бареков}}; born 16 October 1972) is a Bulgarian journalist, politician, and businessman. Since January 2014 he has been the leader of the political party Bulgaria Without Censorship.
Biography
Barekov majored in Bulgarian philology, specializing in TV journalism. His career as a radio journalist began in 1992, when he joined the "Kanal Kom" (Bulgarian: "Канал Ком") radio in Plovdiv.{{cite news |url=http://www.razkritia.com/19841/%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%80/|title=Барека ли е Дирекът на българската журналистика?|accessdate=17 May 2014 |date=28 November 2009 |language=Bulgarian |publisher=razkritia.com}}
Between 2003 and 2010, Barekov presented the morning segment on the BTV channel. He subsequently hosted a number of shows on TV7.{{cite news |url=http://www.razkritia.com/19841/%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%80/|title=Журналистът Николай Бареков: неделята не е измислена от Кеворк|accessdate=17 May 2014 |date=17 March 2012 |language=Bulgarian |publisher=vsekiden.com}}
On 25 January 2014, Barekov founded the Bulgaria without Censorship political party{{cite news |url=http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/politika/nikolaj-barekov-iska-da-upravliava-dva-mandata-6003808 |title=Николай Бареков учреди партия и иска да управлява два мандата |accessdate=17 May 2014 |date=25 January 2014 |language=Bulgarian |publisher=vesti.bg}} and the new political establishment participated in the 2014 European elections as part of a coalition bloc with the nationalist IMRO and other smaller parties,{{cite news |url=http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-politika/_balgariya_bez_tsenzura_vmro_i_zns_veche_ofitsialno_sa_koalitsiya-230019.html |title=България без цензура", ВМРО и ЗНС вече официално са коалиция|accessdate=17 May 2014 |date=16 March 2014 |language=Bulgarian |publisher=standartnews.com}} earning two seats in the European Parliament and became members of the eurosceptic group of European Conservatives and Reformists.{{cite web|url=http://www.bnews.bg/article-107712|title=Бареков и Джамбазки отиват при консерваторите в ЕП|publisher=bnews.bg|date=6 June 2014|accessdate=6 June 2014}} He is consistently ranked as an MEP with one of the lowest attendance rates in roll-call votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.votewatch.eu/en/term8-nikolay-barekov.html|title=Nikolay BAREKOV – VoteWatch Europe|website=votewatch.eu|access-date=25 May 2016}} He refused to give a reason for his absence when asked by Euronews.{{Cite web|url=http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/14/who-are-the-well-paid-meps-failing-to-turn-up-to-vote/|title=Who are the well-paid MEPs not turning up to key votes?|last=Harris|first=Chris|website=euronews|access-date=25 May 2016}}
Barekov supports the restoration of the monarchy with Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as Tsar of Bulgaria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/161112/%27Bulgaria+without+Censorship%27+Leader+Backs+Reinstatement+of+Monarchy|title='Bulgaria without Censorship' Leader Backs Reinstatement of Monarchy - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency|website=www.novinite.com|access-date=2020-04-28}}
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Category:Politicians from Plovdiv
Category:Bulgarian journalists
Category:Bulgarian conservatives
Category:Bulgarian monarchists