FILE PHOTO: A protester gestures next to the Bulgarian national flags, as he takes part in an anti-government demonstration in Sofia, Bulgaria July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
SOFIA (Reuters) - Protesters set up tents on a major crossroad and in front of the government building early on Thursday, vowing to keep the centre of the Bulgarian capital blocked until the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov resigns.
Several thousand mostly young Bulgarians have been rallying daily in Sofia since early July, accusing three-times premier Borissov of failing to fight endemic corruption that erodes the rule of law and benefits powerful local tycoons.
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