Tens of thousands rally for and against Bulgarian government
Source: Reuters
Tens of thousands of opponents and supporters of Socialist-led government rallied on Saturday, underscoring the widening political divide and uncertainty in the European Union's poorest country.
Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski pledged to stay in power and push with reforms to help the most disadvantaged and raise incomes at a rally organized by the Socialists and their junior coalition partners, the ethnic Turkish MRF party in Sofia.
In a separate rally in Bulgaria's second largest city, Plovdiv, thousands of supporters of the main opposition GERB party demanded government's resignation and early election, accusing the government of incompetence and graft.
The Socialist-led cabinet took office in May after a GERB centre-right government resigned following mass protests over high utility bills and corruption. GERB won most votes at the May poll, but failed to form a government.
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