At stake are 240 seats in Parliament to be distributed among an anti-Communist coalition called the United Democratic Forces, the Socialists and three smaller parties, including a mainly Turkish group. Dominique Colomberg, head of a delegation of international observers, says that the elections have set the stage for badly needed economic reforms. Their civil rights are violated in labor, education and social policies. In addition, there are negative attitudes in society with respect to Roma . There are also occasional accidents of skinheads beating innocent Roma on the streets.
Media plays an important role in labeling Roma population as criminals.
The party is headed by Ramadan Rashid. It has only a local significance and its social base is the Turkish Roma of Bulgaria. Human rights are being violated systematically because of the lack of an efficient judicial system. The report presents the HDI index, which measures human development. It utilizes data related to the GDP per capita, the access to education, and life expectancy.