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For a 19th day in a row, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Sofia, demanding the resignation of Bulgaria's socialist-led government.
According to reports of the Interior Ministry by 8 pm, Tuesday's rally is attended by around 6500 people.
The demonstration proceeds along the traditional route: Parliament, Eagle's Bridge (Orlov Most), the National Palace of Culture (NDK), the headquarters of center-right party GERB, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), and the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, and Eagle's Bridge again as a final destination.
For yet another evening, supporters of the government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski are staging a simultaneous protest in front of the National Palace of Culture (NDK).
The pro-government demonstrators claim that the government has been given too little time to show its true potential and to implement its program.
The supporters of the socialist-led government insist that the legitimately elected cabinet must be given a chance.
The series of anti-government protests in Bulgaria was triggered by the scandalous appointment of media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS).
Although the appointment was revoked, the people went on to demand that the cabinet resign collectively over ties with oligarchs.
Protesters are also calling for Election Code amendments which will guarantee greater representation of the people in Parliament.
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