Protests and counter-protests on Union Day – Bulgaria



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60th consecutive night of protest in Sofia. The main demands of the protesters remain unchanged: the immediate resignation of the government, the attorney general, the introduction of automatic voting, legislative changes in judicial reform.

And tonight the start of the protest started from the traditional location in the square in front of the Presidency.

Around 19:30, the protesters again blocked traffic on Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. The tents of the organization “System Kills Us” have been set up on the sidewalk in front of the Casa de la Fiesta.

On the day of the great celebrations on the occasion of the Feast of the Union Several politicians are expected to meet in one place in Plovdiv.

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In the center of the city, the police surrounded the area, where 80 volunteers from the Patriotism Committee will recreate moments of September 6, 1885. An anti-government protest entitled “National Union March” is expected to take place a few meters away.

Members of the “Poison Trio” are also expected to join the protest.

There will be a ceremonial fireworks display in Saedinenie Square, and President Rumen Radev will deliver a speech. All citizens who want to attend the ceremonial fireworks inspection must go through three points, where they will be searched for weapons and dangerous objects.

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In order to prevent anti-social incidents and demonstrations, people who will attend the solemn ceremony on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the Unification of Bulgaria in Saedinenie Square in Plovdiv will be controlled at the checkpoints built for this purpose. This was announced by the press center of the OD of the Interior Ministry – Plovdiv.

Citizens and guests of the official fireworks inspection may enter the plaza after the inspection, and people carrying dangerous objects, weapons, pyrotechnic articles and others that may be used to cause damage will not be admitted. Inspectors will remove drunk citizens from the official act, those who cannot control their behavior, as well as people who violate public order.

The movement of road vehicles on September 6 Blvd. from Tsar Boris III Obedinitel Blvd. to Ruski Blvd. is temporarily restricted. The DO of the Ministry of the Interior in Plovdiv invites citizens to comply with the orders of law enforcement agencies and observe public order.

The protest began tonight in a festive torch-laden procession in front of the monument to those killed in the Serbo-Bulgarian war. in Varna.

Instead of chanting “Resignation”, the participants in the procession congratulated the residents of Varna on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the Unification of Bulgaria, BNT notes.

No intersections in the city were blocked tonight and a wreath was placed in front of the Alexander Battenberg memorial plaque in the city center. In this place more than a century ago, the prince announced to the crowd the telegram informing them of the great historical work carried out in Plovdiv.

People are also gathering in the center of Sofia for a counter-protest. They are united under the title of “Civil Patrol” Sitnyakovo “.

On the spot, they fill out a questionnaire and a signature, which they will deliver to the prosecution. In it, they urge people who started aggressive actions on September 2, as well as those who demand that more aggressive actions be identified and appropriate measures taken.

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