The anger against the ruling power is not weakening in Bulgaria. Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday for the fourth consecutive evening to protest corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov's conservative government.
Over 3,000 protesters in Sofia
In Sofia, more than 3,000 people demonstrated for several hours outside the seat of government, chanting "Mafia" and "Resignation". The demonstrators also went to the parliament, blocking traffic in much of the center of the capital until late in the evening. The Interior Ministry announced late in the evening that the rally in the capital had ended without incident. On the same day, hundreds of people also demonstrated for the same reasons in at least ten other cities across the country.
Protests began Thursday in Sofia to protest searches ordered by the prosecution and carried out by armed police and prosecutors at the seat of the Bulgarian presidency. These searches were interpreted by the demonstrators as an attack against President Roumen Radev, supported by the socialists. He is indeed very critical of the Conservative government. He accused him on Saturday of having "a mafia character" and demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister, which the latter refused.
National protest Thursday
The rally in Sofia on Friday resulted in violence. Eighteen demonstrators had been arrested, two of whom had been severely beaten and had to be hospitalized. This had resulted in even greater participation in the rallies on Saturday. A new rally against the government is called for Monday in Sofia and a national protest for Thursday. Thirteen years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria is the EU country most affected by corruption, according to the NGO Transparency International.
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