200 Bulgarians Gather for 'Morning Coffee' Protest

Tuesday is the fifth morning of the initiative "let's protest before work by gathering for a cup of coffee in front of Parliament and other institutions." Photo by BGNES

About 200 Bulgarians have gathered Tuesday morning in front of the Parliament building in downtown Sofia to protest against the country's Socialist-led government.

This is the fifth morning of the initiative "let's protest before work by gathering for a cup of coffee in front of Parliament and other institutions."

People are waving national flags and banners and are shouting once again demands for the Cabinet's resignation.

There is increased police presence in the area and the Parliament is sealed off by metal fences.

The protest is organized on social networks and is scheduled for the hours between 8:30 am and 11 am. There are calls for the one on Wednesday to turn into a day-long blockade.

Tuesday is the 19th consecutive day of massive peaceful protests in the country and a bigger rally is to start at 6:30 pm.

The peaceful anti-government demonstrations in Bulgaria were triggered by the appointment of notorious media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS).

The decision was eventually reversed, yet protesters went on to demand the resignation of the socialist-led government over ties with oligarchs, an end to opaque policies, and Election Code amendments aimed at guaranteeing a greater representation of Bulgarian citizens in the government.

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