BULGARIA-ELECTIONS-GYPSIES

(FILES) This file picture taken 14 June 2005 shows the pop star Azis (C) performing during a Evroroma party pre-election rally in the town of Pernik. The Evroroma party lead by a flamboyant pop star could become the first representing Bulgaria’s maligned Gypsy minority to win seats in parliament when the country goes to the polls on 25 June 2005. Vassil Boyanov, better known as Azis, has become the most prominent figurehead ever for the 750,000 Roma here, rousing a sense of ethnic pride at rallies across the country. AFP PHOTO / VALENTINA PETROVA