Carrying Bulgarian flags, the protesters gathered outside the government headquarters in downtown Sofia, shouting "Mafia!" "Red garbage!" and "Resignation!"
Over 600 nationalists also staged a separate rally outside parliament, waving black flags and pressing for new elections.
Oresharski's appointment of controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski as head of the powerful national security agency DANS had sparked public outrage.
The prime minister, who has been in office just three weeks, has since reversed the appointment. He also apologised Wednesday.
"I made a political mistake and I apologise not only to you but to all the people who came out to protest," Oresharski, 53, told parliament.
But the demonstrators would not let up on their protests, sparking fears of a fresh political crisis after massive rallies against rising poverty forced out the previous government just four months ago.
Oresharski insisted that his resignation would only worsen the former communist country's economic and social woes.
"It is extremely important to maintain civil peace in the name of the stabilisation of the state," the prime minister said.
In a bid to placate critics, Oresharski rushed through parliament on Wednesday a package of measures aimed at easing poverty and repairing battered trust in democracy.
"Today I stand before all Bulgarian citizens and the members of parliament to ask for your temporary support for an urgent package of stabilisation and emergency measures for improving the lot of the Bulgarian people, the business environment and the democratisation of governance," Oresharski said.
The measures, approved by 117 votes to one abstention -- the opposition conservatives were absent, boycotting parliament since Tuesday -- include heating subsidies, a cap on utility prices, higher maternity leave allowances, pensions and civil servant salaries.
He also agreed on a demand made by protesters for changes to the electoral system, including easing the requirements for independent candidates and smaller parties to stand in elections.
"Carving out a new electoral code so that the country will be better prepared to organise more democratic elections next time is high on the (cabinet's) agenda," Oresharski promised.
But analysts were uncertain if this will be sufficient to appease voters.
A poll by the Alpha research institute showed that for the first time in decades, the proportion of those who trust the newly-elected cabinet, 23 percent, was even less than those who were against it -- 28 percent.
"This negative balance shows that public opinion is extremely unstable and there is potential for sharp changes," the institute said in a statement.
While 80 percent of those surveyed approved of the cabinet's social measures, an even higher proportion of 85 percent backed the protests against Peevski's appointment.
Just over half backed the calls for the prime minister's resignation, according to Alpha.
Oresharski is due to travel to Brussels Thursday and Friday for his first meeting with European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso.
www.dailystar.com.lb
19/6/13
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Βουλγαρική κυβέρνηση 20 ημερών σε κρίση αναξιοπιστίας…
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Bulgaria's Deputy Interior Minister Appointed, Fired in 2 Hours....
ReplyDeleteBulgaria's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski dismissed Deputy Interior Minister Ivan Ivanov late on Wednesday, a mere two hours after he had been appointed to the post.
Ivanov's resignation was requested by Interior Minister Tsvetelin Yovchev over allegations of Ivanov's involvement in the organized crime group SIC, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT).
According to BNT, Ivanov was in charge of the SIC office in Shumen in 1995, taking over the work from his father.
Asked to comment on the step, Interior Minister Tsvetelin Yovchev argued that he had not nominated Ivanov but had merely accepted a political proposal of the party of which Ivanov was a member.
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Thousands Join 7th Day of Anti-Govt Protests in Bulgaria....
ReplyDeleteThousands of people took to the streets of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on Thursday to protest against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.
Like in previous days, the rally has been peaceful. Protesters have been chanting “Resignation!”
Parallel rallies have been announced in a total of 18 Bulgarian cities, as well as in Paris and Brussels.
At 7 pm local time, protesters turned to the Presidential Palace in downtown Sofia and gave a round of applause in support of President Rosen Plevneliev.
Plevneliev has opposed the outrageous appointment of controversial businessman Delyan Peevski as head of national security, which triggered the massive anti-government protests last Friday. The President held a sitting of the Consultative Council for National Security on the matter on Thursday.
Nationalist leader Volen Siderov attempted to sabotage the sitting by shouting accusations at Plevneliev.
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ReplyDeleteAprès les mobilisations de l'hiver dernier et la nomination d'un nouveau gouvernement, les Bulgares sont redescendus dans la rue cette semaine. François Frison-Roche explique les raisons de leur colère.
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- Il y a une continuation avec ces manifestations de l'hiver. Mais aussi une transition de ces manifestations sociales de gens humiliés par une classe politique coupée de la population – des oligarques – vers des manifestations qui sont aujourd'hui politiques. A peine arrivé au pouvoir, le parti socialiste, c'est-à-dire l'ancien parti communiste, n'a rien trouvé de mieux que de nommer au poste de directeur des services spéciaux un député de 32 ans sans aucune compétence pour ce poste. Deylan Peevski n'est que le fils de sa mère, elle-même très soudainement devenue directrice d'un empire médiatico-financier, sans doute en fait placée là comme prête-nom de réels gestionnaires qui ne souhaitent pas voir leur nom apparaître. Les Bulgares sont descendus dans la rue pour exprimer leur ras-le-bol après cette nomination d'un homme placé à ce poste pour obéir aux ordres. Cette nomination montre la déconnexion totale des leaders politiques bulgares avec la réalité des gens. Ils se croient tout permis. Seulement trois semaines après la formation du gouvernement, les socialistes, qui critiquaient la façon de faire de l'ancien Premier ministre Borissov – qui ne se gênait pas soit dit en passant – nomment un homme de paille à la tête des services secrets dont la puissance est très grande dans le pays.
Ces manifestations visent particulièrement le Premier ministre Plamen Orecharski. Qui est-il ?
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