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Protests in Sofia against the cabinet's energy policy

Arman Babikyan, Nikolay Hadzhigenov
Photo: Facebook / @nieidvame

Two protests are taking place this evening on Independence Square in front of the Presidency building in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Both are against the caretaker government's gas policy. 

One is of Democratic Bulgaria under the heading "Bulgaria - independent of Gazprom". The second protest organized as a spontaneous one on Facebook is supported by the leaders of the "We Are Coming!" movement Nikolay Hadzhigenov and Arman Babikyan, BNR reported.



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