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===Allegations of corruption and connections with organized crime===
Periodically ensuing corruption scandals and controversies has led to reports of high levels of corruption in Borisov's government. According to the [[Corruption Perceptions Index]], compiled by Transparency International,
In 2007 Boyko Borisov was accused by the magazine ''U.S. Congressional Quarterly'' (CQ) of being directly linked to the biggest mobsters in Bulgaria. CQ asserted that, "the most powerful politician in Bulgaria, Washington's newest ally in the global war on terror, is a close associate of known mobsters and linked to almost 30 unsolved murders in the Black Sea republic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_165193915 |title=News.bg – US Report: Borisov is a Mobster |publisher=International.ibox.bg |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> According to a confidential report compiled by former top U.S. law enforcement agency officials Borisov had used his position as the Chief Secretary of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry to help organized crime bosses attack their opponents.<ref>{{cite web|author=M3 Web – http://m3web.bg |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=77632 |title=Bulgaria: Bush's Bulgarian Partner in the Terror War Has Mob History, Investigators Say – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency |publisher=Novinite.com |date=8 March 2007 |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>
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