Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia Wednesday evening to demand the resignation of the country's government for the fifty-fifth day in a row.

Despite forecasts that the rallies will end as Bulgarian lawmakers are now on summer break, demonstrators gathered once again on Independence square in front of the Council of Ministers building.

Their number, however, was much lower, compared to the peak of the protests when up to 20 000 showed up. According to media reports, 1000 people attended Wednesday evening.

They may have reduced somewhat, but protests in the Bulgarian capital Sofia will continue throughout August, as demonstrators push to keep up the pressure on their government.

They are building up for an expected show-down in September, when politicians and protesters alike will return to the Bulgarian capital.

The protest on Wednesday took place just hours after Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev vetoed a budget revision, citing lack of transparency in the Socialist-led government use of public money.

Protesters hailed his decision and showed their support with applauses in front of the presidential headquarters.

The series of rallies was triggered by the appointment of notorious media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) back on June 14.

The protesters were not appeased by the subsequent cancellation of the decision and went on to demand the resignation of the Socialist-led cabinet over ties with oligarchs.

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has also demanded the immediate resignation of the country’s embattled cabinet and new snap polls.

Borisov and his center-right government stepped down amid mass protests back in February.

Following weeks without a government, on March 13 Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev announced a caretaker cabinet.

The administration was headed by a diplomat, Marin Raikov, who organized early elections.

Elections were not held for three months, after which in May vote Borisov emerged with a narrow lead.

However opposition parties refused to share power with him and eventually patched together their own coalition.

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