European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes wean essay a Ciuper id  Lead bulgarian election wednesday october 16,1991 Sofia Bulgaria apr an opposition coalition claimed Victory tuesday with a narrow election Lead that could give the struggling Balkan nation a no communist government for the first time since world War ii. A what we  even dream of. Now becomes reality a said Filip Dmitrova head of the leading group the Union of democratic forces which advocates a faster transition to a free Market Economy. The ruling socialists the renamed communist party trailed the coalition slightly in projections based on partial returns from sundays vote but its leaders declined to concede defeat before final results were known. Hundreds of the Union of democratic forces supporters gathered outside its Headquarters in Central Sofia on tuesday chanting a Victory Victory a and waving Large party banners. Bulgaria has been slower than the other Eastern european countries except Romania in casting off leaders linked to past Kremlin domination. According to Independent forecasts the Union of democratic forces Radical Wing had 36 percent of the votes cast in bulgarians second legislative elections since the fall of hard line communism in 1989. The socialists had 33 percent and the turkish minority a movement for rights and freedoms had 7 percent according to projections by a Gallup International affiliate and the bulgarian association for free elections. Another party the agrarian unite was hovering just under the 4 percent level required to win representation in the 240-seat parliament. Fifty seven other parties were below the threshold. Gallup poll director Gordon Heald said the projection had a margin of error of 1 or 2 percentage Points in either direction. If the agrarian fail to win any parliament seats bulgarians would face the unsettling Prospect of a government that depends on votes from the turkish party for survival. A Little More than 10 percent of bulgarians 9 million people Are ethnic turks who suffered widespread discrimination before the ouster of communist dictator Todor Zsivkov in november 1989. Turks say they still suffer. For example teaching in turkish in state schools was banned just two weeks ago. Some schools in the turkish dominated areas of Southern and northeastern Bulgaria have been on strike in protest. Early tuesday socialist Leader Alexander Lilov ruled out forming any ruling coalition with the turkish party. The Union of democratic forces made no comment. If the oppositions Lead holds the communists would be forced out of Power for the first time since seizing sower in a 1944 coup. But they would Lave More than a third of the 240 Par lament seats enough to Block key legis action. The socialists won the first free election in june 1990 and now dominate a coalition government headed by Independent prime minister Dimitar Popov. Cuban party Congress show no shift from hard line path Mexico City apr what was billed As a historic communist party Congress in Cuba ended monday without any sign that the Island would deviate from the hard line course outlined by president Fidel Castro. The key measures approved by the fourth party Congress a direct elections to the National Assembly allowing religious believers into the party authorizing some Small private sector enterprises a had been talked about for More than a year. Central economic planning and cubans status As one of the worlds last single party communist states apparently were not discussed. Food and fuel Are cubans most pressing problems in a world where soviet communism lies in tatters and with it the islands main source of imports. The final Day of the Congress was devoted to the nations economic strategy. The delegates endorsed measures that have been in effect for More than a year such As tying pay to production encouraging foreign investment and increasing hard currency exports such As Medicine. In a Small Concession to Black Market reality the More than 1,600 delegates also approved the idea of one person service enterprises such As Barbers or bicycle repair workers. Some observers had expected the Congress to go further perhaps giving its Blessing to Farmers markets or some other free Market mechanism that would put producers in direct Contact with Consumers. A a it a a disappointment they did no to introduce More private initiative into the agricultural sector a said Wayne Smith head of cuban studies at Johns Hopkins University. The Congress was the party a fourth and the first Ever held behind closed doors. The official cuban news Agency Prensa Latina monitored in Mexico City provided summaries of party resolutions but not the full text. A maybe they Are taking Steps that Are not apparent yet a Smith said a it will probably take a few months for things to shake  although Castro specifically ruled out Farmers markets one Resolution seemed to hold out the possibility that a limited form of private initiative could someday be allowed in agriculture. The Resolution As summarized by Prensa Latina recognized a the contribution of cooperative property and prize old timer a Havana resident identified Only As Ramiro has managed to keep his 45-year-old Harley Davidson nning despite the difficulty or getting spare parts for the  Bike in Cuba. Despite Many private offers the 38-year-old said he can legally sell his Vintage Cycle Only to the state. Small private property Quot in agriculture and said its needs would be addressed. On the political front the most dramatic step was a Call sunday for direct elections to the National Assembly which elects the president. Turkey pulls ships from exercise Ankara Turkey apr Turkey has withdrawn its naval units from a nato exercise in the Mediterranean sea after its demand for the inclusion of the Aegean sea in the exercise was turned Down press reports said monday. The exercise deterrent Force began at the italian port of la Spizia on sept. 12 and is scheduled to end nov. 7 in Barcelona Spain. The general staff announcement quoted by the newspapers said the ships were scheduled to make port Calls in Izmir and a turkish naval base on the Aegean coast. The statement said the Allied vessels held military exercises in Mediterranean Between the port Calls. A we decided that exercises outside the Aegean would not be useful to our naval units a it said. This was the first time Turkey has withdrawn from a nato exercise. Greece took similar measures in the past to protest the exclusion of the greek islands in the exercises. Warships from Britain the Netherlands the United states Italy Greece and Spain took part in the exercises. Turkey contributed a guided missile frigate and a refuelling ship. The disagreement apparently stemmed from longstanding disputes Between nato allies Turkey and Greece Over the Aegean seabed and airspace the militarization of some greek islands close to the turkish coast and minority rights. World37 killed when bus hits land mine in Angola from wire reports Luanda Angola thirty seven people died when the bus in which they were travelling hit a land mine in Central Angola the government said monday. The incident occurred saturday Between the cities of Huambo and Kuito Bie. It was the most serious incident of its Type since the May 31 peace accords that ended 16 years of civil War Between the leftist government and  rebels. A officers from both armies declared the mine cleanup the most urgent task after the truce. So far some 40,000 of the estimated 1 million mines planted have been  visiting Greece Athens Greece a Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the . Joint chiefs of staff is visiting Greece to meet with officials and View a military exercise. Powell arrived on the Island of Crete on sunday night. On monday he met in Athens with his greek counterpart Gen. Ioannis ver vakis a defense ministry spokesman said. Powell was to meet tuesday with president Constantine Caramanolis Premier Constantine i Tsitakis and defense minister Ioannis Varvitsiotis the spokesman said speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with greek practice. Powell will visit the Northern City of Salonica on wednesday and then go to the Region of Lito Thoron near mount Olympus to observe part of Greece a Large Parlemon �?T91 military exercise he said. The United states maintains a naval support facility at Souda Bay in Western Crete and an air Force electronics monitoring and communications Center at Bournes on the East of the Mediterranean  to return to . Prague Czechoslovakia a czechoslovak president Voclav Havel will visit the United states on oct. 22-24 at the invitation of president Bush Havel a spokesman Michael Yantovsky said. During his visit Havel is expected to sign a declaration on relations Between the United states and Czechoslovakia and an agreement on Protection of investments Yantovsky said. _ it will be Havel a second visit to the United states since the fall of Czechoslovakia a communist rulers in in late 1989.brandt recuperating Cologne Germany a former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt 77, got out of bed monday for the first time since a cancer operation last week and asked for a television set to see today a soccer match Between Germany and Wales. Brandt head of the socialist International party and honorary chairman of the German social democratic party was operated on last week for removal of a cancerous intestinal tumor. The Hospital said there was no sign the cancer had spread