According to reports of the Interior Ministry by 8 pm, Tuesday's rally is attended by around 6500 people.
The demonstration proceeds along the traditional route: Parliament, Eagle's Bridge (Orlov Most), the National Palace of Culture (NDK), the headquarters of center-right party GERB, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), and the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, and Eagle's Bridge again as a final destination.
For yet another evening, supporters of the government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski are staging a simultaneous protest in front of the National Palace of Culture (NDK).
The pro-government demonstrators claim that the government has been given too little time to show its true potential and to implement its program.
The supporters of the socialist-led government insist that the legitimately elected cabinet must be given a chance.
The series of anti-government protests in Bulgaria was triggered by the scandalous appointment of media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS).
Although the appointment was revoked, the people went on to demand that the cabinet resign collectively over ties with oligarchs.
Protesters are also calling for Election Code amendments which will guarantee greater representation of the people in Parliament.
http://www.novinite.com
2/7/13
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Bulgarians Chant 'Resignation' on 20th Day of Protest....
ReplyDeleteThousands of Bulgarians have yet again gathered Wednesday evening in front of the Council of Ministers in downtown Sofia to request the resignation of PM Plamen Oresharski.
This is the 20th consecutive day on which citizens have come out, largely in capital Sofia, to protest against a number of controversial appointments by Oresharski.
Protesters are calling for a change of electoral rules, cabinet resignation, and new snap elections, arguing that early elections on May 12 failed to produce an adequate parliament.
Wednesday was marked by a number of blockades of major central Sofia intersections by protesters, as well as the brief detention of journalist Nayo Titzin.
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=151744
3/7/13
Thousands of Bulgarians Gather on 21st Day of Anti-Govt Protests...
ReplyDeleteFor the twenty-first day in a row, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Sofia, demanding the resignation of Bulgaria's socialist-led government.
The rally on the previous day, the 20th consecutive day of protests against Bulgaria's Socialist-endorsed government of Plamen Oresharski, was one of the largest ones held in the capital Sofia in the last 15 years.
Over 25 000 gathered Wednesday evening in front of the Council of Ministers in downtown Sofia to request the resignation of the Cabinet Oresharski.
There is a new trend noticed in the last few days with the attendance of the rallies growing after a slowdown at the end of last week and the weekend, attributed mostly to inclement weather.
It took the procession over 40 minutes to pass through the main pedestrian Vitosha Boulevard. When people were still marching there, the first ranks reached the building of the Parliament.
There were no reported incidents.
There is a counter-protest in support of the Cabinet Oresharski, held every evening in the park near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, with much lower attendance.
Anti-government protest rallies were held in the cities of Varna and Plovdiv where the attendance was low as well.
A pro-government rally gathered 500 people in the Danube city of Vidin.
The protests are to continue with the morning coffee-drinking anti-government rally in front of the Parliament building. The morning protest is to merge with the traditional afternoon rally, the 21st in a row, starting 6.30 pm in front of the Council of Ministers building.
The series of anti-government protests in Bulgaria was triggered by the scandalous appointment of controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS).
Although the appointment was revoked, the people went on to demand that the cabinet resign collectively over ties with oligarchs.
Protesters are also calling for Election Code amendments which will guarantee greater representation of the people in Parliament.
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=151773
4/7/13
Μεγάλες αντικυβερνητικές διαδηλώσεις στη Βουλγαρία ....
ReplyDeleteΔιαδηλώσεις με αίτημα την παραίτηση της βουλγαρικής κυβέρνησης και την αλλαγή του εκλογικού νόμου, ώστε να επιτραπεί η είσοδος και μικρότερων κομμάτων στη Βουλή ...
Στη Σόφια οι διαδηλωτές συγκεντρώθηκαν κρατώντας σημαίες και πανό για 22η μέρα έξω από το Βουλγαρικό Κοινοβούλιο για τον καθιερωμένο “πρωινό καφέ” που διοργανώνεται μέσω ιστοσελίδων κοινωνικής δικτύωσης.
“Δείξτε λίγη αξιοπρέπεια”, “Πόσο θα διαρκέσει αυτό;” , “Δεν σας παρακαλούμε, σας διατάσσουμε”, “Μην εισέρχεστε, στρατιωτικός χώρος” είναι ορισμένα από τα μηνύματα στα πλακάτ που έχουν κρεμάσει οι διαδηλωτές στους μεταλλικούς φράχτες που έχει τοποθετήσει η αστυνομία γύρω από το κτίριο της Βουλής.
Οι συγκεντρωμένοι έχουν στήσει αυτοσχέδιες κάλπες, στις οποίες έχουν κολλήσει τα αιτήματά τους για τις αλλαγές στον εκλογικό κώδικα, μεταξύ των οποίων είναι οι προσθήκες στο αναλογικό σύστημα, η εκ των προτέρων εγγραφή των ψηφοφόρων, μείωση σε 1.000 λέβα του ποσού που απαιτείται από τα πολιτικά κόμματα και τις πρωτοβουλίες πολιτών για να συμμετάσχουν στην εκλογική διαδικασία, ψυχολογικά τεστ για τους υποψήφιους βουλευτές, ελεύθερη πρόσβαση των υποψηφίων σε προεκλογικές συζητήσεις στην κρατική τηλεόραση και στο κρατικό ραδιόφωνο και τυπωμένα από την Βουλγαρική Κεντρική Τράπεζα ψηφοδέλτια με σειριακό αριθμό......http://www.epikaira.gr/epikairo.php?id=62194&category_id=541
5/7/13
Bulgarians Mark 1 Month of Anti-Govt Protest...
ReplyDeleteSaturday evening thousands have convoked in cenral Sofia to request the resignation of Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski on what is the 30th consecutive day since rallies started June 14.
People have taken to the streets of Sofia, chanting “Resignation!” and “Mafia!”, and blocking traffic on major roads and intersections.
Smaller morning (“coffee-drinking”) rallies have been staged in front of Parliament in Sofia since June 26.
The series of anti-government protests in Bulgaria was triggered by the scandalous appointment of controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS).
Although the appointment was revoked, the people went on to demand that the cabinet of PM Plamen Oresharski resign.
Protesters have vowed not to stop until a step down.
On his part, Oresharski and the two parties supporting his cabinet - the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms - have said that resignation would throw the country into chaos and uncertainty.
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=152001
13/7/13
Bulgarians Mark Day 31 of Anti-Govt Protest ...
ReplyDeleteSunday evening thousands have convoked again in downtown Sofia to request the resignation of the Socialist-endorsed Cabinet of Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski on what is the 31st consecutive day since rallies started June 14.
The demonstrators began to gather on Independence square which is between the buildings of the presidential administration and the Council of Ministries around 7 pm. At that time riot police closed the square for traffic.
Policemen in uniform have checked the ID documents of a group of about dozen of young people. No arrests are reported.......http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=152020
14/7/13
Bulgarians Gather for 32nd Evening of Mass Anti-Govt Rallies...
ReplyDeleteThousands of Bulgarians have gathered at Nezavisimost (Independence) square in downtown Sofia to protest against the government’s ties with oligarchy for a 32nd day in a row.
“Our demands for resignation are not political, they are surgical,” a banner says, referring to a poll showing that many believe that protests may have “turned political.”
Many protesters are chanting “Mafia!” and “Resignation!” once again, according to reporters.
Demonstrators are expected to arrive at the German embassy in Sofia in order to express their gratitude to Ambassador Matthias Hoepfner, who, together with his French colleague Philippe Autie, warned the Bulgarian government last week that the oligarchic model is incompatible with EU membership.
However, some media reports say that the protesters would head to the German embassy on Tuesday instead of Monday.
Ralliers already thanked Autie by amassing in front of the French embassy in central Sofia, on the eve of France's national holiday, July 14.
On Monday, protesters are also expected to show their support for the Bulgarian National Radio for the extensive and sympathetic coverage it has been giving rallies......http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=152055
15/7/13
Thousands Rally against Bulgarian Govt on Day 38...
ReplyDeleteThousands of Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia to demand the resignation of the country's government for a 38th day in a row.
The initial attendance at the traditional start at 6:30 pm was low, but also traditionally, as the evening advances, more and more are streaming to Independence square in front of the Council of Ministers building.
It is reported that a large group of foreign visitors is among the crowd, observing with great interest. There is also a troupe of musicians with drums, bagpipes and tambourines and a group of people on bikes.
Many are waiving the national flag, the flag of the EU, and holding banners reading "Mafia out of Parliament" and "You Should Have Been Gone by Now," among a number of others. People are blowing whistles, hissing, and shouting "resignation."
There is very large riot police presence.....http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=152222
21/7/13
Cientos de manifestantes bloquean el Parlamento búlgaro...
ReplyDelete1. Un centenar de personas, entre diputados, ministros y periodistas, no pueden salir del edificio
2. Varios heridos, entre ellos un policía, en disturbios violentos
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Hoy, por primera vez en los 40 días de manifestaciones contra el Gobierno de Bulgaria, se produjeron enfrentamientos violentos entre la policía y los manifestantes, que dejaron varios heridos, mientras unas cien personas -diputados, tres ministros y varios periodistas- permanecían retenidos en el Parlamento.
Medio millar de manifestantes empezaron a bloquear por la tarde el Parlamento de Sofía para impedir que los parlamentarios pudieran salir del edificio. En el centro de la capital búlgara, los manifestantes, que con el paso de las horas aumentaron hasta unos 3.000, se concentraron sobre todo ante la puerta trasera de la Cámara, separada por vallas policiales. En medio de gritos de "dimisión", algunos diputados lograron salir del edificio escoltados por agentes, aunque los indignados trataron de bloquear sus vehículos.
Cerca de las diez de la noche (20.00 GMT), la policía intentó evacuar a un centenar de diputados fuera del recinto parlamentario en un autobús, que fue bloqueado por los manifestantes con una sentada en las calles adyacentes. En medio de la confusión, cerca del autocar, se produjeron los violentos enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y agentes de la policía, que aparecieron hoy por primera vez desde el inicio de las protestas con equipos de antidisturbios......http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/07/23/actualidad/1374616551_967732.html
23/7/13
Nine injured as protesters blockade Bulgarian parliament....
ReplyDeleteSOFIA, Bulgaria: At least seven Bulgarian protesters and two policemen were injured in clashes late Tuesday as demonstrators blockaded the parliament building, the first violence seen in 40 days of massive anti-government rallies.
Several thousand protesters blocked the parliament building from the early evening, preventing ministers, lawmakers and other officials from leaving after budget revision discussions.
Among those stuck in the building were three ministers from the embattled Socialist-backed technocrat cabinet along with some 30 lawmakers, journalists, trade union and employers groups members and parliament staff, police said.
The tensions rose shortly after 10:00 pm (1900 GMT) when police tried to evacuate some of them by bus.
About 2,000 protesters cordoned off the building shouting "Mafia!" and "Resign!" and stopped the vehicle.
Stones flew, breaking several windows on the bus, as police in anti-riot gear tried to push the protesters back to make way for the vehicle.
Police asked the crowd, which included many women, to back off but the protesters responded with cries of "no violence", "murderers" and "why do you beat our children?"
After several attempts to leave the area, the bus returned to the building........
Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2013/Jul-24/224836-nine-injured-as-protesters-blockade-bulgarian-parliament.ashx#ixzz2Zvp5ztA4
24/7/13
Βουλγαρία: Σε κλοιό διαδηλωτών το Κοινοβούλιο ...
ReplyDeleteΤριάντα βουλευτές, υπουργοί και δημοσιογράφοι, «πολιορκήθηκαν» για περισσότερο από πέντε ώρες την Τρίτη το βράδυ στο βουλγαρικό κοινοβούλιο, από διαδηλωτές που διαμαρτύρονταν κατά της κυβέρνησης και της «ολιγαρχίας», που ηγείται της χώρας. Περίπου 2.000 διαδηλωτές, σύμφωνα με έναν ανταποκριτή του Γαλλικού Πρακτορείου Ειδήσεων (AFP), περικύκλωσαν το κοινοβούλιο, στο οποίο συνεδρίαζαν τρεις επιτροπές για την επικαιροποίηση του προϋπολογισμού.
Τρεις υπουργοί – ο Οικονομίας, Ντράγκομιρ Στόινεφ, ο Οικονομικών, Πέταρ Τσομπάνοφ και ο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων, Χασάν Αντέμοφ- ήταν στο κοινοβούλιο σύμφωνα με βουλγαρικά μέσα ενημέρωσης. Εκατόν εννέα άτομα συνολικά -βουλευτές, υπουργοί, δημοσιογράφοι και υπάλληλοι του κοινοβουλίου- είχαν παγιδευτεί στο κτίριο, ανακοίνωσε η αστυνομία, η οποία επενέβη για να τους «απεγκλωβίσει» βάζοντας τους σε λεωφορεία τα οποία δέχτηκαν επίθεση με πέτρες από τους διαδηλωτές.
Χιλιάδες διαδηλωτές συγκεντρώνονται καθημερινά στη Σόφια για να διαμαρτυρηθούν κατά της διαφθοράς. Οι διαμαρτυρίες κατά της φτώχειας το χειμώνα, ανέτρεψαν τη συντηρητική κυβέρνηση του Μπόικο Μπορίσοφ. Η νέα κυβέρνηση τεχνοκρατών από τις πρόωρες βουλευτικές εκλογές της 12ης Μαΐου, με την υποστήριξη των Σοσιαλιστών, βρίσκεται υπό ασφυκτική και από συνεχείς εκδηλώσεις διαμαρτυρίας που οργανώνει η κοινωνία των πολιτών.
http://www.e-typos.com/Post.aspx?id=37524
24/7/13
Protests Trap Bulgarian Lawmakers Inside Parliament...
ReplyDeleteMore than 100 legislators, government ministers, journalists and officials were blockaded inside the Bulgarian Parliament building late Tuesday night and into Wednesday, as the 40th day of largely peaceful street protests in Sofia, the capital, turned confrontational.
Scuffles broke out Tuesday evening when the police tried to clear the crowd to make way for a bus exiting Parliament under heavy guard. Protesters blew whistles, shouted "resign!" and "Mafia!" and threw bottles at the bus, as police officers in riot gear beat them back.
Ultimately the bus was forced to retreat, and by 2 a.m. Wednesday, the protesters had reinforced the blockade with garbage cans, street signs and paving stones, blocking vehicles from leaving any of the exits from Parliament.
Pictures of chaotic confrontations appeared on the evening television news and on Facebook pages, with the national radio reporting that seven protesters were being treated in hospitals for light injuries and Reuters reporting that two police officers were wounded.
The Interior Ministry did not release information about arrests or injuries. In a statement, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said that his ministry had "enough strength to guarantee the security of the people in and around the building of the National Assembly," and he called on citizens to be peaceful.....http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=152284
24/7/13
Bulgarie: des députés et des ministres assiégés au Parlement par des manifestants....
ReplyDeleteDes manifestants protestant contre le gouvernement bulgare ont assiégé mardi pendant plus de neuf heures le Parlement où se trouvaient une trentaine de députés, trois ministres et des journalistes. .....http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/bulgarie-des-deputes-et-des-ministres-assieges-au-parlement-par-des-manifestants_1268694.html
24/7/13
Bulgarische Polizei befreit Abgeordnete .....
ReplyDeleteAbgeordnete und Minister gefangen im Parlament - die ganze Nacht über hatten Demonstranten in Sofia das bulgarische Parlament blockiert. Sie fordern den Rücktritt der Regierung. Nun durchbrach die Polizei die Blockade und brachte die Abgeordneten in Sicherheit.
Von Ralf Borchard, ARD-Hörfunkstudio Südosteuropa
Begonnen hatte der Abend im Zentrum von Sofia wie seit inzwischen 40 Tagen: mit friedlichen Gesängen und Rufen Tausender Demonstranten nach dem Rücktritt der Regierung. Doch bald wurde klar, dass Ungeduld und Wut bei vielen der Protestierenden wachsen. Sie umzingelten das Parlamentsgebäude. Rund 100 Abgeordnete, Minister und Journalisten konnten das Gebäude nicht mehr verlassen.
Ein erster Versuch der Polizei, den Eingeschlossenen gegen 22.00 Uhr eine Gasse zu bahnen, scheiterte. Scheiben eines bereitgestellten Busses gingen zu Bruch, mehrere Demonstranten wurden verletzt. Erst gegen 4.00 Uhr konnten die inzwischen verstärkten Polizeikräfte den Ring der Demonstranten durchbrechen und die Eingeschlossenen mit Autos wegbringen.......http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/bulgarien240.html
24/7/13