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SOFIA, BULGARIAOCTOBER 3, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV
1. Wide shot protesters march to the old parliament headquarters in downtown Sofia during anti-government protest2. Mid shot protester waves Bulgarian flags as he takes part in anti-government protests in the capital Sofia3. Wide shot protesters wave Bulgarian flags and shout slogans as they take part in anti-government protests in the capital Sofia4. Mid shot man beats a drum as he takes part in anti-government protests in the capital Sofia5. Close-up shot protesters watch a caricature of Boyko Borissov projected on the facade of the Bulgarian parliament6. Wide shot protesters shout slogans and wave Bulgarian flags during anti-government protest in front of the Aleksandar Nevski cathedral in downtown Sofia7. Wide shot protesters march next to the Aleksandar Nevski cathedral in downtown Sofia during anti-government protest8. Mid shot protesters march next to the Aleksandar Nevski cathedral in downtown Sofia during anti-government protest9. Close-up protesters wave Bulgarian flags during anti-government protest in front of the Aleksandar Nevski cathedral in downtown Sofia
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Thousands march calling for Bulgaria govt to quit
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Sofia, Oct 3, 2020 (AFP) – Thousands of people marched through the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Saturday calling for the government to quit, the latest in a series of such protests.The protesters, most of them young, gathered in front of the parliament, shouting “Resign!” and “Mafia” “Europe heard us and saw us!” lawyer Nikolay Hadjiguenov, one of the march organisers, told the crowd.On Wednesday, the European Commission expressed its concern over the independence of the judiciary in Bulgaria, the lack of progress in the battle against corruption there and what it said were threats to the independence of its news media.For the past three months, there have been regular demonstrations at which protesters have called for the government to resign. Recent polls suggest that more than 60 percent of the population support them.But the country’s centre-right Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, in power for nearly 10 years, has refused to step down before the end of his mandate next March.vs/jj/har