Bulgarians insist on PM resignation

Some 7,000 people gathered anew on Monday outside the government headquarters in the capital Sofia to show their anger with Oresharski’s appointment of a controversial media mogul as national security chief.

The protesters said the appointment showed that Oresharski is controlled by powerful oligarchs behind the scenes.

Eight people were reportedly injured as stones and bottles flew between demonstrators and ultra-nationalists at the end of the rally.

Oresharski said again that he has no intention of resigning, noting that his departure will destabilize the country.

The protests were triggered on June 14, after the two-week-old Socialist-led government quickly approved Oresharski’s nomination of Delyan Peevski as the chief of Bulgaria’s National Security Agency (DANS).

Shortly after the approval, President Rosen Plevneliev said he had lost confidence in the government and demanded an immediate review of the controversial appointment.

The appointment was controversial since Peevski runs one of the country’s major media groups and has no experience in national security.

In February, the country’s previous conservative-led government was forced to resign after massive protests were held against high-energy bills and low salaries in the poorest EU member state.

Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, is struggling with worsening poverty levels, rising unemployment and failing living standards as well as persistent crime and corruption.

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Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/18/309652/bulgarians-continue-to-urge-pm-to-resign/

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