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Vox pops, newspaper headlines, i/v with ex King Simeon II

(18 Jun 2001) APTN Sofia - 18 June 2001 1. Photograph of the king on newspaper front cover. Title (Bulgarian) "44% trust you". 2. Various of people walking in the streets 3. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Vox pop: "I hope they will manage, everything is in their hands". 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox pop: " I have no opinion". 5. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Vox pop: "This election showed that it is time for the new era". 6. King Simeon II arriving in front of the Hilton hotel to give his compliments to the monitors of OCSE. 7. King enters hotel, meets and greets monitors from OCSE. 8. SOUNDBITE (English) King Simeon II Q: Are you satisfied with the results of the elections? A: "I certainly am." Q: "Do you trust the young people in your party?" A: "They have not the experience of himself who is old but they have enthusiasm so yes". 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ljubka Kachakova, Member of National Movement Simeon II "King Simeon II was the first Bulgarian politician who invited the young Bulgarians and professionals from abroad and from Bulgaria to really work for the development of the market economy in our country." 10. Wide shot street 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Milen Velchez, member of National Movement Simeon II "I think that it was about time that a group of honest people to take charge of Bulgarian politics and to turn things around in terms of corruption and transparency in this country." APTN FILE 16. File of Simeon as a young boy saluting troops 17. Various of Simeon's father, King Boris's funeral in 1943 18. King Boris lying in state STORYLINE: The party of Bulgaria's former king has swept to power in parliamentary elections, with results on Monday showing a decisive win for the former monarch who pledged to fight corruption and raise living standards. With most of the vote counted, preliminary results announced by the central electoral commission gave the ex-king's party 43 percent. Running second was the governing Union of Democratic Forces, with 18 percent; followed by the Socialist party, with 17 percent; and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms with 6.7 percent of the vote. Final official results are expected on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether Simeon's party, the National Movement Simeon II, will need a coalition partner to govern. The party's promises of job creation programmes, pay increases and tax cuts to spur investment were welcome in a country where the average salary barely tops a hundred US dollars a month, nearly one in five workers is out of work and approximately 70 percent of the population live at or below the official poverty line. After five decades in exile in Spain, 64-year-old ex-king Simeon returned to Bulgaria early this year. Though he had hoped to run for president, he was barred by the courts because he hadn't lived in Bulgaria long enough. Simeon then set up his own political party to run in the parliamentary race. Simeon has refused so far to say whether he would accept the post of prime minister. He has also denied he had any desire to restore Bulgaria's monarchy. Simeon ascended to the throne in 1943 at the age of 6 after the death of his father, Boris III. He reigned with the help of assistants until 1946, when the communists called a referendum that abolished the monarchy. The royal family then went into exile, settling eventually in Spain, where Simeon became a successful businessman. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...