| inbluevt | Date: Tuesday, 2013/07/30, 8:16 AM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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WARSAW, Jul 29 2013 (IPS) - For more than six weeks now, Bulgarians have been on the streets demanding an end to oligarchy and corruption.
Under the label DANSwithme, inhabitants of Bulgarian capital Sofia have been taking to the streets
every day since Jun. 14. The protests were sparked by the Socialist government’s decision to appoint 32-year-old media mogul Delyan Peevski head of the national security services (DANS).
Despite Peevski’s snap removal following the public outcry, Bulgarians have continued protests to demand resignation of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski. On peak days, crowds are in the tens of
thousands.
Urbanites, often youth and professionals, have vented their anger and also celebrated the rather new experience of street action. They are a colourful bunch, bringing along kids, often wearing theatrical costumes, using art installations to send political messages, and broadcasting it
all on social media.
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French support for the protests in Bulgaria has inspired street scenes to recreate the iconic painting by Eugene Delacroix to mark the
revolution in France in 1830. Credit: Vassil Garnizov/IPS.
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