SOFIA, July 18 — Thousands of Bulgarians gathered for a fourth day yesterday in Sofia and other cities to protest against corruption and demand the resignation of the conservative government. Over 3,000 protesters shouted “Mafia” and “Resign” outside the government headquarters in Sofia...
A man shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Court of Justice after prosecutors raided the Bulgarian president’s offices as part of investigations, in Sofia, Bulgaria July 9, 2020. — Reuters pic
The protests in the capital were sparked by an unprecedented raid by heavily armed police and prosecutors on the presidential headquarters on Thursday. Borisov on Saturday refused to resign but opponents launched an online petition aiming to gather as many as one million signatures to demand his ouster.
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