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Another night of anti-government protests

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For the 104th evening in the center of Sofia, a protest started with demands for the resignations of the Prime Minister, the government and the Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, as well as for holding early elections.

The leaders of the protest called on the main political forces outside parliament to create a network and working mechanisms to protect the fairness of the upcoming parliamentary elections. As a motive, they point to massive abuses in the electoral process in favor of the ruling party and the inaction of the judiciary.



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