For years, the northwestern village of Galiche was a state within a state, governed by specific, curious and often brutal rules by its long-time mayor Tsenko Chokov.
Known for his extravagant lifestyle, heavy gold chains, expensive jeeps and uncompromising attitude towards opponents, today Chokov is far from the spotlight and the media frenzy. What is the balance sheet for the former village chief and his family in 2026 and why does his name continue to provoke comments?
Dispensing his own justice and order with a bat in his hand
Tsenko Chokov governed Galiche for several terms, supported successively by various political forces, who saw in him a guaranteed source of votes. Since his first term in office back in 1995, when the flag of the SIC force group flew over the city hall, Chokov has imposed his own model for "order and security", analysts from Deutsche Welle.
It was known in the village that traditional justice and the police had no power – the mayor administered justice personally. Anyone caught stealing or daring to oppose him was physically punished. The night raids, the beatings in the groves near the village, the breaking of caps and the slashing of tires were a public secret. This brutal style, although disguised under the guise of “fighting domestic crime“, later became the main reason for the Specialized Court to take him on charges of usury, kidnappings, and arson of cars, according to the archives of Kapital newspaper.
The legendary pre-election sea for the grandmothers from Galiche
Along with an iron fist, Chokov knew how to win the hearts of the elderly people in the village with unprecedented populism. The brightest and most memorable episode in his political career undoubtedly remains September 2015. In the midst of yet another election campaign, the mayor literally loaded over 200 grandparents from Galiche onto five buses and took them on a free vacation on the Black Sea coast, the information portal recalls Webcafe.bg.
The entire village moved to a luxury hotel in the resort for a few days “Golden Sands“, managed by a former resident of Galiche. The footage of the elderly women, who for the first time in their lives saw the sea thanks to the mayor, went around the national televisions. Most of the vacationers cried with gratitude in front of the cameras and sincerely declared: “Tsenko is golden, we will vote for him!“, while critics defined the action as brutal vote buying under the nose of the prosecutor's office.
Tsenko Chokov on “the things of life&rdash; winged quotes
Chokov's philosophy about life, justice and power was often synthesized in his direct and unceremonious statements to the media. In front of journalists and in courtrooms, he left pearls that are still remembered today:
“I am not a criminal, I am a businessman and a benefactor. In Galiche, people love me because when the state is not there, Tsenko helps.“ – he liked to repeat, justifying his feudal style of governance.
It was time for a dinner in a restaurant in the capital, but now we are under strict “house arrest“ for health reasons, Chokov is justified before bTV Novinite with specificity si humor:
„Imah permission yes otida na zabolekar, bolya me zabit. And in the restaurant just chakah platoto mi yes stane... What do you think about the problems, what did the edna darzhola seize?“
Zhelyaznata squat on the VKS and belly trace her
Golemia is broken for the „feudal lord from Galich“ come prez latoto for 2022, kogato Varkhovniyat katsatsionen sad (VKS) fold the edge for a long time sdebna saga. Togawa magistrate finally issued a 5-year effective trial against Tsenko Chokov for punishment, battery and injuries, remembering Bulgarskata National Television. Sin't mu Martin Chokov sscho climb the back of the bars for exhaustion and tears.
The trace of his death in golyama is frequent from punishment (including being put under house arrest for a long time and in preliminary arrest), Tsenko Chokov was given freedom, but his influence in the North-West was irrevocably ruined. Residents of Galich will share that in the village veche the kings have calmness, and they have avoided publicity and have focused on the top of personal life and business and agriculture.
New your bondage: Falsify rental agreements
Makar and from outside the shutter, for the most part, Chokov and his wife Tsvetelina Nelova were completely calm. The District Prosecutor's Office in Vratsa issued an indictment related to crimes against property and document problems.
Dvamata Byakha was brought to the court on charges of creating and issuing false agreements for renting land on land. Investigate the dispute, through the use of untruthful documents, the surname has been used and the right to the title of aliens in the regions of Byala Slatina and Galich. Theses of the case continue and they are sharpening into the sedebnata phase with Godini, proof, why legal problems for the family are still difficult to stay in Minalto.
How am I kara familiyata dnes?
Kam deshna date Tsenko Chokov is a pensioner and an edar farmer in syanka. Nyama and traces from the spectacle kuponi, on koito kmett cherpeshe tsyaloto sat down on the square under zvutsite on silni kyuchetsi. Sinovete mu sho sho opitvat yes stand far from the view of the crime chronicles, the trace of the names of them godini nared byakha svarzvani with rackets in North-Western Bulgaria.
Mitologata near "Lord in Galich" gradually became pale, and the incident „Chokov“ remaining in the history of Kato is united from Nai-Yarkyte, try on the local feudalism in the Novaya History in Bulgaria, and took a seat with real efficiency.