[3] Before the Revolutions of 1989, Karakachanov, being a historian, was an informer for the Committee for State Security on Macedonian nationalism.

[4][5] Karakachanov was a candidate in the 2011 Bulgarian presidential election, winning 1% of all votes cast in 10th place.

"[10] After the-then prime minister Bojko Borisov proposed the draft of a new constitution to appease the public, Karakachanov wrote: "I am certain that VMRO will defend its position on strengthening family values and marriage as a union between a man and a woman, as well as placing the family at the core of all normative documents related to the rights of children.

"[10] About a proposed reintroduction of compulsory military service for man, Karakachanov wrote: "This is one of the ways we will get our children away from the dangerous influence of gender ideology.

"[10] In response, the Sofia Pride Organisational Committee, Bilitis, Deystvie, and the GLAS Foundation called for condemnation of his statements.