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Protest in front of Presidency building

The protestors against the formation of a second We Continue the Change cabinet
Photo: BGNES

In front of the entrance of the Presidency building, where a police cordon has been put in place, a small group of people organized a protest against the handing of a mandate for the formation of a government to Assen Vassilev, co-chairman of We Continue the Change. 

They are protesting against the formation of a second We Continue the Change cabinet with Prime Minister Assen Vassilev, until now Minister of Finance. Today President Rumen Radev handed him  a mandate to form a new government, and now has seven days to present the composition of the prospective cabinet. 



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