Several hundred Bulgarians have gathered Monday morning in front of the Council of Ministries building in downtown Sofia to protest against the country's Socialist-led government.

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

The demonstrators began arriving before 8 am. Some came at the crack of dawn in celebration of "July Morning."

They chose the government headquarters because the Parliament does not hold sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays. People waved national flags and many banners and shouted once again demands for the Cabinet's resignation.

The next stop of the morning rally is the main courthouse in Sofia, where the protesters plan to wish Chief Prosecutor, Sotir Tsatsarov, a good day and to congratulate him with sarcasm for a "job well-done." They say they want to remind Tsatarov that he should consider stripping the extremist nationalist leader, Volen Siderov, from immunity as Member of the Parliament.

About 50 people are also protesting in front of the building of the Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, with demands to stop corruption among the judiciary.

Meanwhile, 20 people staged a road blockade in the affluent Sofia suburb of Boyana, to prevent Prime Minister, Plamen Oresharski, from going to work. They stood on the road shouting "Resignation" and "Mafia," forcing the drivers of the pilot and Oresharski's automobiles to make U-turns as the security protocol requires.

All other drivers applauded in approval of the action.

The blockade was coordinated with the PM's work schedule as there were unconfirmed reports about an emergency meeting of the Cabinet. The cortege appeared at 7:30 am to pick him up and the blockade was staged at 7:45 am.

There is no official confirmation about the meeting yet.

Monday is the 18th 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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