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Article: A true royal revival in Europe, or just nostalgia? From Bulgaria to Austria and Italy, dethroned royals want more respect.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 19, 2001
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Byline: Peter Ford Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
PARIS -- The king is deposed; long live the prime minister.
But hang on a minute. Didn't that prime minister used to be king?
King Simeon II of Bulgaria was 9 when he was ousted by a rigged Communist referendum in 1946. But last Sunday, the day after his 64th birthday, Bulgarian voters gave his National Movement a striking victory in parliamentary elections.
And in doing so, they breathed new life into a royal revival in Eastern Europe that has seen bluebloods strutting back onto the public stage after more than half a century of obscure exile.
From Madrid to ...