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Anti-government protests enter their second month

Photo: BGNES

For the 31st consecutive night protesters will gather in the centre of Sofia to demand the resignation of the government and the prosecutor general.

Their demands also include distance and machine voting and convening a Grand National Assembly for amendments to the constitution, the organizers of the protests, the so-called “toxic trio” write on Facebook.

Today’s protest is under the motto “Protecting democracy”. 



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