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Bulgarians abroad join anti-government protests in Bulgaria

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Hundreds of Bulgarians abroad are going out on protest under the slogan "You are not alone!", Veselka Hristova from the BNR reports. United in joint protest processions, Bulgarians living in different part of the world join the demands of the protesters in Bulgaria.

In addition to calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, Bulgarians abroad also declare themselves against "corruption and the interdependencies between the state structures in Bulgaria with oligarchs and mafia". They also demand "reforms of the judiciary and the executive", "protection of forests and nature" and other demands.
Due to the time difference, the protest marches of Bulgarians abroad will be held consecutively in Vienna, Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, London, Madrid, Mannheim, Montreal, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Toronto, Stuttgart.



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