A little more than a year after taking over the management of the municipal institute “Old Plovdiv”, Bogomil Grozev announced on his Facebook account that he had applied to leave.
“I retire with a proud head held high and great satisfaction with the results achieved! I take this step to there is no doubt about the influence and interference around the upcoming competition for director of OI “Old Plovdiv”. I have never been and am not politically engaged and I do not want to be used for political reasons. That’s why I personally submitted my application to leave“, wrote Grozev.
The journalist, who for many years hosted the news of Nova TV, was surprisingly appointed in February 2020 as head of the municipal structure in Plovdiv, which is responsible for the protection and preservation of movable and immovable cultural property of Old Plovdiv, as well as for the activities of popularization of the Bulgarian spiritual and cultural-historical heritage.
However, his election without a competition caused mass dissatisfaction among Plovdiv residents. However, tensions escalated when Bogomil Grozev appointed a Sofia DJ to head the Ancient Theater, and Mayor Zdravko Dimitrov forced him to revoke his order. “He made mistakes, with this appointment he infuriated the people of Plovdiv,” the mayor of Plovdiv said recently.
There is still no competition for the director’s position in “Old Plovdiv”. However, Bogomil Grozev does not meet the necessary conditions, even if he decides to appear. The requirements are that the director has a degree in history, archeology, anthropology and cultural sciences. Grozev has a technical education.
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