Bulgaria votes to abolish Communist monopoly in parliament
Bulgaria's parliament unanimously voted to remove the Communist Party's constitutional supremacy and to discuss further reforms with the opposition. A declaration backing rights for the Turkish-speaking minority was expected to be adopted to ease ethnic tensions. Andrei Lukanov proposed forming a joint group with opposition figures to draft additional constitutional changes.
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Ceausescu’s Son Faces Trial in Romania
In Timisoara this week 11 former Securitate officers and relatives of the executed Nicolae Ceausescu face charges of aiding genocide and causing economic ruin. State television says the trial follows the December revolution and the security forces’ deadly crackdown.
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East German Communists still hold power in Leipzig study
In Leipzig, nine Communist Party members infiltrated a citizen effort to identify secret police agents and informers, leaving East Germany's Communists entrenched in government roles as free elections approach. A rail worker and an anonymous woman note the party’s pervasive presence and reluctance to yield influence.
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Lithuania elects anti Moscow president Brazauskas
Lithuania's Communist Party chief Algirdas Brazauskas was elected president by the Supreme Soviet 228 to 4 with 19 abstentions. He ran against Kazimieras Motieka and Romualdas Ozolas, with Potasinskas noting the vote strengthens Brazauskas against Moscow and marks Lithuania's break from the Communist Party in December.
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