'{{Short description|Bulgarian politician and lawyer}} {{Expand Bulgarian|topic=bio|Христо Иванов (юрист)|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hristo Ivanov | native_name = {{Nobold|Христо Иванов}} | native_name_lang = bg | image = Hristo-Ivanov.jpg | office1 = [[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|Member of the National Assembly]] | term_start1 = 15 April 2021 | term_end1 = 21 June 2024 | constituency1 = [[25th Multi-member Constituency|25th MMC - Sofia]]<br>(2021-2021)<br>[[16th MMC - Plovdiv-city|16th MMC - Plovdiv]]<br>(2021-2023)<br>[[24th Multi-member Constituency|24th MMC - Sofia]]<br>(2023-2024) | office4 = [[Ministry of Justice (Bulgaria)|Minister of Justice]] | term_start4 = 6 August 2014 | term_end4 = 9 December 2015 | primeminister4 = [[Georgi Bliznashki]]<br>[[Boyko Borisov]] | predecessor4 = Zinaida Zlatanova | successor4 = [[Ekaterina Zakharieva]] | office5 = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] | term_start5 = 6 August 2014 | term_end5 = 7 November 2014 | primeminister5 = [[Georgi Bliznashki]] | alongside5 = [[Ekaterina Zakharieva]] | predecessor5 = [[Daniela Bobeva]]<br>[[Tsvetlin Yovchev]] | successor5 = [[Tomislav Donchev]]<br>[[Meglena Kuneva]]<br>[[Ivaylo Kalfin]] | office3 = [[Yes, Bulgaria!|Leader of Yes, Bulgaria!]] | term_start3 = 7 January 2017 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Position established | successor3 = | birth_name = Hristo Lyubomirov Ivanov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|9|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sofia]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|PR Bulgaria]] | party = [[Yes, Bulgaria!]] (part of [[Democratic Bulgaria|DB]]) | spouse = | partner = | children = | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}} | religion = | alma_mater = [[Sofia University]] | nationality = [[Bulgarian nationality law|Bulgarian]] | otherparty = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (until 2017) | caption = Official portrait, 2021 }} '''Hristo Lyubomirov Ivanov''' ({{lang-bg|Христо Любомиров Иванов}}; born 13 September 1974) is a [[Bulgaria]]n politician and lawyer. He served as [[Minister of Justice]] in the [[Second Borisov Government|Second Borisov Cabinet]] before resigning on 9 December 2015.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} He also served as deputy prime minister and justice minister in the [[caretaker government]] of [[Georgi Bliznashki]] between 6 August and 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediapool.bg/gerb-blamira-sadebnata-reforma-hristo-ivanov-podade-ostavka-news242864.html|title=ГЕРБ бламира съдебната реформа, Христо Иванов подаде оставка|publisher=mediapoolbg|date= 9 December 2015|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> In early 2017 he founded the [[Yes, Bulgaria!]] political party whose priorities include institutional reforms, including a reform of the justice system, and anti-corruption efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2017/02/03/2911947_nova_republika_da_bulgariia_reformatorski_blok_koi_koi/ |title="Нова Република", "Да, България", Реформаторски блок: кой кой е|publisher=Capital.bg|date= 3 February 2017|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aba.government.bg/news/200-godini-ot-rozhdenieto-na-mitropolit-natanail-okhridski-i-plovdivski/91|title = 200 години от рождението на митрополит Натанаил Охридски и Пловдивски}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.omda.bg/public/arhiv/klubat/mokata_pazardjik.htm|title = Реч на Мария Бойкикева на митинг в Пазарджик, ноември 1989}}</ref> == Education == Ivanov has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the [[University of Sofia]] (St. Kliment Ohridski). He has specialized in US National Security Law and Judicial Appointments Procedures at the American University's [[Washington College of Law]] through the Fulbright/Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program. ==Family== His mother, Maria Boikikeva was born in [[Moscow]] and was a member of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist party]], from which she was later suspended due to her support for [[Václav Havel]]. His father was a civil engineer. A political emigrant from Bulgaria to Germany, his grandfather, Nedyalko Boikikev, was convicted of organizing an exhibition "White Terror in Bulgaria" (September Uprising).<ref name="auto"/> ==Career== Between 1996 and 2002, he worked as a coordinator of legal and justice reform projects under the Initiative for Rule of Law at the [[American Bar Association]]. Between 2002 and 2006, he worked as an independent consultant for various international institutions and private clients on projects related to the evaluation of legislations and promoting the rule of law. Between 2006 and 2014, Ivanov was Program Director at the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives, where he led projects related to the judicial reform, the prevention of corruption and promoting the rule of law.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} He was registered as a lawyer in 2002, but because of unpaid bar association fees he lost his license to practice law <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bili-bg.org/cdir/bili-bg.org/files/Otchet_2014_merged.pdf|title=за извършената дейност през 2014 год|language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glasove.com/politika/ministyr-ivanov-potvyrdi-novinata-na-glasove-che-e-s-otneti-advokatski-prava|title=Министър Иванов потвърди новината на &quot;Гласове&quot;, че е с отнети адвокатски права|website=Glasove.com|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref> In December 2016, Ivanov announced his intention to create a new political party called "[[Yes, Bulgaria!]]" (Да, България!) under the slogan "Let's get political!". In a bid to promote the new political entity, he initiated a series of meetings entitled "Is there a Bulgarian dream? Talks about Bulgaria". ===Justice minister=== Hristo Ivanov was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for justice, internal affairs and security, as well as Justice Minister in the transitional government of Georgi Bliznashki. After the transitional cabinet's term expired, Ivanov was appointed as Justice Minister in the Second Borisov Cabinet on 8 November 2014. He resigned on 9 December 2015 after disagreements with [[Boyko Borisov]] over Ivanov's proposed justice reform plan. Ivanov was primarily worried about the excessive powers of Bulgaria's prosecution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2015/04/02/2504615_hristo_ivanov_ne_sum_dovolen_che_tolkova_mnogo_vlast/|title=Христо Иванов: Не съм доволен, че толкова много власт се концентрира в ръцете на главния прокурор|publisher=dnevnik.bg|date= 2 April 2015|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> ==== Resignation ==== Following his resignation from Borisov's government, Ivanov stated that he had remained committed to the rule of law and would continue to argue for reform in Bulgaria's Prosecution. His opinion was shared by the [[Venice Commission]] whose President emphasized that “The Soviet model of [Bulgaria's] prosecution must be decisively turned down. It turns it into a source of corruption and blackmail and creates opportunities for its use for political aims.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/postponed-eu-monitoring-of-bulgaria-s-prosecution-worries-experts-05-31-2016/|title=Delayed EU Audit of Bulgaria Prosecution Raises Concern|publisher=Balkan Insight|date= 5 May 2016|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Ivanov repeatedly argued that Bulgaria's Prosecutor General [[Sotir Tsatsarov]] should resign "without any doubt."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediapool.bg/hristo-ivanov-ima-3-nesamneni-osnovaniya-za-momentalna-ostavka-na-tsatsarov-news262973.html/|title=Христо Иванов: Има 3 несъмнени основания за моментална оставка на Цацаров|publisher=mediapool.bg|date= 23 April 2017|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> Indeed, Tsatsarov was nominated for sanctions under the [[Magnitsky Act]] which allows the US Government to sanction foreign government officials who violate human rights to hide corruption.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bulgarianmagnitsky.com/nominatedperpetrators/|title=Nominated Perpetrators|publisher=bulgarianmagnitsky.com|date= November 2017|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> Ivanov has expressed discontent that all recent reports by the Turkish Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Department refer to cigarette smuggling by the Bulgarian company [[Bulgartabac]], but the Bulgarian prosecution refuses to investigate.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://terminal3.bg/zashho-nikoj-ne-razsledva-kontrabantabak/|title=Защо ниКОЙ не разследва "Контрабантабак"?|publisher=Terminal 3|date=1 December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> Hristo Ivanov became a vocal critic of the [[Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification]] to which Bulgaria is subjected by the [[European Commission]]. Under this mechanism, the Commission is supposed to verify progress in key areas such as judicial independence and the fight against corruption. Ivanov argues, however, that this mechanism has been "politically killed": He contends that [[Jean-Claude Juncker]] and [[Frans Timmermans]] make unprincipled comments that this mechanism would be terminated for Bulgaria despite the fact that there is no real judicial reform and the government establishes "authoritarian practices."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://clubz.bg/75830-dokladyt_na_ek_tejyk_ppictyp_na_inctitycionalen_ishiac|title=Докладът на ЕК: тeжък пpиcтъп на инcтитyциoналeн "ишиac"|publisher=Clubz|date=14 November 2017 |access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref> However, in April 2019, after an article in a progovernment tabloid,<ref>{{Cite web|title=РАЗКРИТИЕ НА ПИК: Бившият правосъден министър Христо Иванов бръкнал в кацата с мед: Купил си ателие на четири пъти по-ниска цена от пазарната - Информационна агенция ПИК|url=https://pik.bg/%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80-%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%B2-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BB-%D1%81%D0%B8-news828168.html|access-date=2021-11-09|website=pik.bg|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ivanov's wife was caught up in a real estate scandal, as his 2016 property declaration was made public and reportedly showed that his wife had allegedly bought an apartment and a car at very low, submarket prices. Ivanov rejected the allegations, stating that "his name had been caught up in the scandal with the purpose of placing everyone under a common denominator" and insisted that he had no properties obtained through "illegal or suspicious means".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Евроком|first=Телевизия|title=Замесиха и Христо Иванов в имотния скандал|url=https://eurocom.bg/new/zamesiha-i-hristo-ivanov-v-imotniia-skandal|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Телевизия Евроком|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ==== Judge assignment investigation ==== In April 2020, Ivanov was summoned for interrogation as a witness by Bulgarian prosecution with regards to an investigation over an alleged breach and manipulation of the electronic system for the distribution of judges to cases within the judicial system. The system, which is designed to randomly assign cases to competent judges within their shift, was found to have allowed manipulation which permitted a bad actor to predefine which judges would be assigned to which cases without leaving any evidence of said manipulation. The system was found to have been integrated during Ivanov's tenure as justice minister and the prosecution stated that it was looking into whether or not Ivanov had lobbied private interests during its development. Ivanov stated that he would come "as a good-willed citizen and jurist to assist the investigation", adding that "it was possible that he could have ordered a move that at the time seemed reasonable".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Христо Иванов на разпит за пробива в системата за разпределение на делата|url=https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/04/16/285232/%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=nova.bg|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Христо Иванов е на разпит в Столичната следствена служба|url=https://bnr.bg/post/101260043|access-date=2021-01-24|website=bnr.bg|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ===The Dogan scandal=== On 7 July 2020, Ivanov and a few activists disembarked from a motorboat near the seaside villa of Bulgarian [[Business oligarch|oligarch]] [[Ahmed Dogan]] in [[Burgas]] and tried to plant a Bulgarian flag there. Ivanov wanted to show that Dogan was illegally treating the beach as his own, even though all the Bulgarian beaches are [[state ownership|state owned]] and should be accessible to all Bulgarian citizens. There they were intercepted by security guards from National Service for Protection, who insisted that the beach was [[private property|privately owned]], pushed them into the water, and called the [[National Police Service (Bulgaria)|police]], which assisted them. The whole incident was live-streamed by one of the activists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Христо Иванов "дебаркира" край сарая на Доган, анонимни гардове го изблъскаха (видео)|url=https://www.mediapool.bg/hristo-ivanov-debarkira-krai-saraya-na-dogan-anonimni-gardove-go-izblaskaha-video-news309519.html|website=Mediapool.bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Oliver|first=Christian|date=9 July 2020|title=Bulgaria lurches into political crisis over its murky deep state|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-lurches-into-political-crisis-over-its-murky-deep-state/|website=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=A seaside-villa scandal sparks huge protests in Bulgaria|date=23 July 2020|url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/07/23/a-seaside-villa-scandal-sparks-huge-protests-in-bulgaria|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> In an address to the nation the following day, [[President of Bulgaria]] [[Rumen Radev]] revealed that the guards were employees of the National Service for Protection, which is only mandated to protect state leaders.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=8 July 2020|title=Румен Радев: Охранителите на "Росенец" са служители на НСО|url=https://fakti.bg/bulgaria/490658-rumen-radev-ohranitelite-na-rosenec-sa-slujiteli-na-nso-video|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Fakti.bg – Да извадим фактите наяве|language=bg}}</ref> This scandal, along with the [[2020–2021 Bulgarian protests#Incursion of the public prosecutors into the presidency|police raid on the Presidency of Bulgaria]] two days later, sparked several months of [[2020–2021 Bulgarian protests|major protests]] against the government of [[Boyko Borisov]]. The protests gathered a various government opposition groups, including some former political opponents, and along with Hristo Ivanov's action in [[Rosenets]] were met with a high level of public approval, up to over 60% and 50% respectively <ref>{{Cite web|date=1 August 2020|title=Над 60% от българите подкрепят протестите (и още нагласи за случващото се)'Disneyland of corruption': How a luxury villa sparked fury and threatens to collapse Bulgaria's government|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2020/08/01/4098159_nad_60_ot_bulgarite_podkrepiat_protestite_i_oshte/|website=dnevnik.bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2020|title='Disneyland of corruption': How a luxury villa sparked fury and threatens to collapse Bulgaria's government|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/bulgaria-government-protests-ahmed-dogan-b601842.html|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Протестиращите опъват палатки на Орлов мост и в Триъгълника на властта, събраха се хиляди|url=https://dnes.dir.bg/obshtestvo/protestirashtite-opavat-palatki-na-orlov-most-i-v-triagalnika-na-vlastta-sabraha-se-hilyadi|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Dnes.dir.bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=21-и ден на антиправителствени протести - блокирани кръстовища и "плаж" пред МС (ОБЗОР) - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини|url=https://bntnews.bg/news/21-i-den-na-antipravitelstveni-protesti-blokirani-krastovishta-i-plazh-pred-ms-obzor-1067271news.html|access-date=2021-01-24|df=dmy-all|website=news.bnt.bg|language=bg}}</ref> In an article for [[Trud (Bulgarian newspaper)|Trud]], largely in the tone of the pro-government press, Ivanov's actions were criticised by [[Rumen Petkov (politician)|Rumen Petkov]], a leader of [[Alternative for Bulgarian Revival|ABV]], a small opposition party trying to hitchhike the protest movement, as an attempt to "ride" the protest, stating that in doing so Ivanov had divided the protest movement, an action which only ended up "serving the government",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Румен Петков, председател на АБВ, пред Труд: "Шшшт, България" е еманация на двуличието и подлостта - Труд|url=https://trud.bg/румен-петков-председател-на-абв-пред-труд-шшшт-българия-е-еманация-на-двуличието-и-подлост/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=trud.bg|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref> despite that Ivanov actions were one of the two sparks that ignited the protests. ==== Lambovski scandal ==== During one of the protests, which Ivanov attended and livestreamed, he appeared to be approached by a former [[NDSV]] parliamentarian linked to the [[SIC (criminal organisation)|SIC]] crime group named Dimitar Lambovski, who mentioned 'He called Madzho' - the nickname of a prominent Bulgarian crime boss [[Младен Михалев]]. Ivanov appeared to shush Lambovski, appearing to tell him to talk at a later time as he was recording, which according to pro-government Bulgarian media raised suspicions as to whether or not Ivanov had ties to underground groups. Ivanov admitted to having met Lambovski before, but denied having any affiliation to him and stated that he had shushed him so that his livestreams would not "become a platform for such stories". Later Lambovski explained that he was referring as 'he' to [[Stoyan Mavrodiev]], the former chairman of the Bulgarian Development Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Разговорът за Маджо: Заради опит да се спре международно разследване срещу български политик|url=https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/razgovorat-za-madzho-zaradi-opit-da-se-spre-mezhdunarodno-razsledvane-sreshtu-balgarski-politik.html|website=btv.bg|language=bg}}</ref> Lambovski's connection to Mavrodiev was later confirmed by a leaked recording of a meeting between them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Мавродиев: "Шиши не дава предсрочни избори"! (аудиозапис)|url=https://www.boec-bg.com/archives/4121|website=boec-bg.com|date=April 2021|language=bg}}</ref> The lengthy conversation itself raised many questions about connections between [[Boyko Borisov]] and [[Delyan Peevski]] (mentioned with his nickname "Shishi" in the leaked conversation).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Изтече запис на Мавродиев и Ламбовски за "Шиши" и къщи в Гърция|url=https://www.mediapool.bg/izteche-zapis-na-mavrodiev-i-lambovski-za-shishi-i-kashti-v-gartsiya-news320167.html|website=mediapool.bg|language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Докладват на Христо Иванов за разговор с Маджо, той: Тихо! (ВИДЕО) - България|url=https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/dokladvat-na-hristo-ivanov-za-razgovor-s-madzho-toj-tiho-video-2236396|access-date=2021-01-24|website=dariknews.bg|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Monitor.bg|title=Скандалът на Христо Иванов разтресе пионките на мафията (ОБЗОР)|url=https://www.monitor.bg/bg/a/view/skandalyt-s-madjo-raztrese-pionkite-na-oligarhijata-obzor-218709|access-date=2021-01-24|website=www.monitor.bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=След споменаването на Маджо: Голият бегач пита, Комарницки - също, Христо Иванов отговаря|url=https://dnes.dir.bg/na-fokus/sled-spomenavaneto-na-madzho-goliyat-begach-pita-komarnitski-sashto-hristo-ivanov-otgovarya|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Dnes.dir.bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref> === 2021 Elections === In late 2020, protest leaders attempted to form a coalition of extra-parliamentary political movements to take down Borisov's government. The talks, which included [[Maya Manolova]]'s ''IzpraviSe.BG'' movement, the "Poisonous Trio" of independent protest organizers and [[Slavi Trifonov]]'s '[[There Is Such A People]] party offered Ivanov and his DB to be part of the coalition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Манолова: Коалиция с ДБ и Слави Трифонов ще демонтира Борисов от властта {{!}} Политика|url=https://offnews.bg/politika/manolova-koalitcia-s-db-i-slavi-trifonov-shte-demontira-borisov-ot-vl-741264.html|access-date=2021-01-24|website=offnews.bg|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 October 2020|title="Отровното трио" обсъжда изборите с три формации|url=https://fakti.bg/bulgaria/522740-otrovnoto-trio-obsajda-izborite-s-tri-formacii|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Fakti|language=bg}}</ref> However, Ivanov stated in an interview in early 2021 that he had rejected the proposals and his coalition would take part in the [[2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election]] alone. He also added that he would refuse the offer of a hypothetical [[coalition government]] if offered not just by the pro-government [[GERB]] and [[Movement for Rights and Freedoms|DPS]] parties, but by the opposition [[Bulgarian Socialist Party|BSP]] as well.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 January 2021|title=Христо Иванов: "Демократична България" ще се яви сама на изборите|url=https://fakti.bg/bulgaria/545944-hristo-ivanov-demokratichna-balgaria-shte-se-avi-sama-na-izborite|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Fakti}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Евроком|first=Телевизия|title=Христо Иванов: "Демократична България" ще се яви сама на избори, няма да се коалира в парламента с БСП, ДПС и ГЕРБ|url=https://eurocom.bg/new/khristo-ivanov-demokratichna-blgariya-shche-se-yavi-sama-na-izbori-nyama-da-se-koalira-v-parlamenta-s-bsp-dps-i-gerb|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Телевизия Евроком|language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Дневник|date=2021-01-20|title=Христо Иванов: Няма да се коалираме с партиите на статуквото ГЕРБ, БСП и ДПС|df=dmy-all |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/video/2021/01/20/4165329_hristo_ivanov_niama_da_se_koalirame_s_partiite_na/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Dnevnik|language=bg}}</ref> In 2021 Ivanov stated that he had made the forming of a majority government around his DB coalition the coalition's overriding goal going into the 2021 election. Ivanov stated that "power was not an end goal", but also that a hypothetical future parliament in which his coalition would be [[Opposition (politics)|in opposition]], as opposed to being in power, would "be an extremely sad parliament, which would end very quickly".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ангелов|first=Здравка Андонова, Велко|date=2021-01-05|title=Христо Иванов за предстоящите избори и червените линии в политиката|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2021/01/05/4159964_na_jivo_hristo_ivanov_za_predstoiashtite_izbori_i/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Dnevnik|language=bg|df=dmy-all}}</ref> == Personal life == Hristo Ivanov is married and has two sons.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} == See also == [[2020–2021 Bulgarian protests]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{Second Borisov Cabinet}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanov, Hristo}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians from Sofia]] [[Category:20th-century Bulgarian lawyers]] [[Category:Bulgarian conservatives]] [[Category:Government ministers of Bulgaria]] [[Category:Justice ministers of Bulgaria]] [[Category:21st-century Bulgarian lawyers]]'