Radan Kanev
{{Short description|Bulgarian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Radan Kanev
| native_name = {{Nobold|Радан Кънев}}
| image = 1718705239088 20240617 KANEV Radan BG 005.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| country =
| parliament1 = European
| constituency_MP1 = Bulgaria
| term_start1 = 2 July 2019
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Svetoslav Malinov
| successor1 =
| office2 = Member of the National Assembly
| term_start2 = 27 October 2014
| term_end2 = 26 January 2017
| constituency2 = 3rd MMC - Varna
| office3 = Leader of the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria
| term_start3 = 23 June 2013
| term_end3 = 27 March 2017
| predecessor3 = Ivan Kostov
| successor3 = Atanas Atanasov
| birth_name = Radan Milenov Kanev
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sofia, PR Bulgaria
| party = DSB (since 2004)
| otherparty = European People’s Party
| spouse =
| partner =
| children = 1
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
| religion =
| alma_mater = Sofia University
| nationality = Bulgarian
}}
Radan Milenov Kanev ({{langx|bg|Радан Миленов Кънев}}, born 30 September 1975) is a Bulgarian politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament. A member of the DSB party, which he led from 2013 to 2017, he previously served as Member of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2017.
Biography
Kanev was born in Sofia, but his family's roots are from Varna.{{cite news|url=http://www.dsbvarna.com/2014/09/25/%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB/|title=Радан Кънев: битката за законност в България ще е дълга и трудна|publisher=dsbvarna.com|date=2014|language=bg|access-date=October 10, 2014}} He graduated from the Lycée Français de Sofia, subsequently completing his legal studies at Sofia University.{{cite news|url=http://mydsb.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/2007091001/|title=ДСБ кандидатите в София|publisher=mydsb.wordpress.com|date=September 10, 2007 |language=bg|access-date=October 10, 2014}}
In the 1990s, Kanev was chairman of the youth organization of the Bulgarian Red Cross. Kanev is known as a prominent political blogger and his active involvement in politics began in 2004.
He joined DSB in 2007 and became the party's leader on 23 June 2013. Kanev has been labeled as Ivan Kostov's successor.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/blogosfera/post.php?id=40696|title=Кой е Радан Кънев, наследникът на Костов|publisher=dnevnik.bg (blogosfera)|date=May 22, 2013 |language=bg|access-date=October 10, 2014}} After DSB could not make the 4% bar for entry into Parliament during the 2017 elections, Kanev resigned as a leader of the party.{{cite news|url=http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2017/03/27/2942918_radan_kunev_podade_ostavka_kato_lider_na_nova/|title=Радан Кънев подаде оставка като лидер на "Нова република" и ДСБ|publisher=capital.bg|date=March 27, 2017 |language=bg|access-date=December 3, 2017}}
Radan Kanev supported Boyko Borisov's second government: DSB was an official coalition partner.https://www.mediapool.bg/kabinetat-borisov-2-poe-vlastta-bez-spasitelen-poyas-ot-mnozinstvoto-news226904.html, Mediapool.bg, 7 November 2004 Subsequently, Kanev built a reputation as a strong critic of Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. He has underlined that in Bulgaria there are major problems with the justice system and the respect for private property.{{cite news |url=https://offnews.bg/politika/radan-kanev-borisov-zhivee-v-rozovi-oblatci-spria-da-bade-chovek-ot-668535.html|title=Радан Кънев: Борисов живее в розови облаци, спря да бъде човек от народа|access-date=December 3, 2017 |date=November 2, 2017 |language=bg |publisher=offnews.bg}} He blames the issues on the Borisov-Peevski model of governance, which has "dominated Bulgarian politics in the past ten years."
In 2019, Kanev was elected as Member of the European Parliament from the Democratic Bulgaria coalition.https://www.novinite.bg/articles/176399/Radan-Kanev-V-tozi-EP-ne-moje-da-ima-dyasno-mnozinstvo, Novinite.com, 3 June 2019 He joined the European People's Party.{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-06-01 |title=Радан Кънев: Имаме пробив в поколението, което не помни само сини и червени |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2019/06/01/3914612_radan_kunev_imame_probiv_v_pokolenieto_koeto_ne_pomni/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Dnevnik |language=bg}} Kanev argues that "governing the European Union without the European People's Party is impossible" and advocates that the European Greens should be part of the governing majority in the current European Parliament.
In 2022, after the fall of Kiril Petkov's government, Kanev called for unity regarding Bulgaria's foreign policy despite political differences.{{Cite web |title=Трябва широк външнополитически консенсус на ПП и ДБ с ГЕРБ и ДПС |url=https://clubz.bg/125775 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=clubz.bg |language=bg}}
At the 2024 European Parliament election, Kanev was re-elected to the European Parliament. Despite being placed fifth on the PP-DB coalition list, which only won three seats, Kanev was able to receive more preference votes than candidates placed above him. Subsequently, he was to serve 5 more years as an MEP.{{Cite web |title=ИЗБОРИ ЗА ЧЛЕНОВЕ НА ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯ ПАРЛАМЕНТ ОТ РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ И ЗА НАРОДНИ ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛИ {{!}} 9 ЮНИ 2024 |url=https://results.cik.bg/europe2024/rezultati/index.html |website=cik.bg}}
Personal life
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