2013–2014 Bulgarian protests against the Oresharski cabinet

Political protests held in Bulgaria August 2020 2013–2014 Bulgarian protests against the Oresharski cabinetПротести срещу кабинета "Орешарски" DANSwithme 2013-07-08 retouched.jpg 8 July 2013, protesters in Sofia blocked the biggest boulevard in the city – "Tsarigradsko Shose" 14 June 2013 – 23 July 2014 (1 year, 1 month and 9 days) Bulgaria, primarily Sofia Government corruptionbg There is only one roadmap: Resignation for the government. Elections., Capital, 19 June 2013Kanev Todorov 2014 607 General failure of the democratic systemMedarov 2013 72http://bgunit.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/d0bed184d0b8d186d0b8d0b0d0bbd0bdd0be-d0bfd0b8d181d0bcd0be-d0b4d0be-d0bcd0b5d0b4d0b8d0b8d182d0b5-d0bed182-d0bed180d0b3d0b0d0bdd0b8d0b7.pdf Официално писмо до медиите от организатора на протеста искащ "Оставка на кабинета Орешарски 9 April 2014 29 May 2013 bg bgunit.com Political deals under the tablebg http://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/102907/plevneliev_chuvstvam_se_omerzen Плевнелиев: Чувствам се омерзен Plevneliev: I feel disgusted https://web.archive.org/web/20130618114406/http://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/102907/plevneliev_chuvstvam_se_omerzen 18 June 2013 Bulgarian National Television 16 June 2013Todorov 2016 112 Inappropriate political figures as part of the new governmenthttp://desebg.com/2011-01-16-11-42-13/1408-2013-08-27-16-30-50 Кабинетът Орешарски и смайващата реабилитация на кадрите на Държавна сигурност 2 March 2014 27 August 2013 bg desebg.com (originally published in Deutsche Welle) Appointments of regional governors affiliated with the MRFhttp://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1128384 ДАНСwithme обиколи Благоевград 6 April 2014 11 August 2013 bg dariknews.bg Appointment of Delyan Peevski in DANS Eclectic nature of the governing coalition and perceived government dependence on AttackYanakiev 2013 371http://politiki.bg/?cy=273&lang=1&a0i=224050&a0m=readInternal&a0p_id=1061 Протестите от юни и юли 2013: общественото мнение 24 February 2014 August 2013 bg politiki.bg/Институт "Отворено Общество" София https://web.archive.org/web/20140228025702/http://politiki.bg/?cy=273&lang=1&a0i=224050&a0m=readInternal&a0p_id=1061 28 February 2014Lambrev 2013 379–380 Suspicions that the government is favorable to energy deals with Russia that are likely to conflict with European Union legal regulationshttp://www.protestnamreja.bg/yujen-potoj-iztochni-intetesi/ Южен поток", източни интереси 24 February 2014 14 November 2013 bg protestnamreja.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140308083007/http://www.protestnamreja.bg/yujen-potoj-iztochni-intetesi/ 8 March 2014 deadhttp://www.dnevnik.bg/sviat/2013/07/16/2104282_ruskite_medii_se_pritesniavat_za_jujen_potok_zaradi/ Руските медии се притесняват за "Южен поток" заради протестите 24 February 2014 16 July 2013 bg dnevnik.bgLevchev 2013 382 Government policy when it comes to taking foreign loansNikolov 2015 100 Various irregularities on the day preceding the parliamentary electionCapital.bg ГЕРБ ще иска касиране на изборите и ново гласуване https://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2013/05/16/2061863_gerb_shte_iska_kasirane_na_izborite_i_novo_glasuvane/ 2022-12-31 16 May 2013 bgGenova 2013 150–151 *Kalin Tiholov replaced by Ivan Danov as Investment Planning Minister (arguably as a measure of pre-empting the protests)http://www.investor.bg/ikonomika-i-politika/332/a/oresharski-tiholov-se-otteglia-za-da-ne-zatrudni-dialoga-s-grajdanskoto-obshtestvo,151690/ Орешарски: Тихолов се оттегля, за да не затрудни диалога с гражданското общество 4 February 2014 28 May 2013 bg investor.bghttp://www.segabg.com/article.php?sid=2013052800019985009 Протест на Орлов мост ще има въпреки оттеглянето на арх.Тихолов, на мушката е Петър Стоянович, защото бил за развитието на ски зоната в Банско 4 February 2014 28 May 2013 bg sega.bg nomination of Ivan Ivanov as deputy Minister of Interior withdrawn,http://www.mediapool.bg/ivan-ivanov-ne-znael-i-ne-bil-se-saglasyaval-da-stava-zam-vatreshen-ministar-news212591.html Иван Иванов не знаел и не бил се съгласявал да става зам.-вътрешен министър 28 February 2014 22 October 2013 bg Mediapool.bgShemtov 2013 13 Yordan Gramov assumes the positionhttp://www.mediapool.bg/prokuror-razsledval-srs-tata-v-mvr-i-brendo-naznachen-za-zam-vatreshen-ministar-news208280.html Прокурор, разследвал СРС-тата в МВР и Брендо, назначен за зам.-вътрешен министър 28 February 2014 1 July 2013 bg Mediapool.bg Delyan Peevski steps down as head of DANS, Vladimir Pisanchev takes his place on 19 July 2013 after a vote in Parliamenthttp://www.mediapool.bg/vatreshniyat-chovek-pisanchev-oglavi-dans-za-da-se-zapazi-statukvoto-news209056.html "Вътрешният човек" Писанчев оглави ДАНС, за да се "запази статуквото", само Кадиев се възпротиви срещу "изпълнителя на политически поръчки", а "Атака" му спусна няколко 6 March 2014 19 July 2013 bg Mediapool.bg Volen Siderov gives up his Parliamentary immunityhttp://www.segabg.com/article.php?sid=2013052800019985009 Сидеров си даде имунитета, последваха го всички депутати от "Атака 9 February 2014 22 January 2014 bg sega.bg five no-confidence motions brought in Parliament by GERB (defeated)http://www.focus-news.net/scandal/2014/02/06/4544/treti-vot-na-nedoverie.html Трети вот на недоверие 9 February 2014 6 February 2014 bg focus-news.nethttp://www.focus-news.net/news/2014/02/12/1882984/deputatite-othvarliha-vota-na-nedoverie-kam-pravitelstvoto-na-plamen-oresharski.html Депутатите отхвърлиха вота на недоверие към правителството на Пламен Орешарски 12 February 2014 12 February 2014 bg focus-news.nethttp://www.mediapool.bg/pravitelstvoto-otselya-i-pri-chetvartiya-vot-na-nedoverie-news220873.html Правителството оцеля и при четвъртия вот на недоверие 30 May 2014 30 May 2014 bg Mediapool.bghttp://www.mediapool.bg/kabinetat-otselya-i-pri-petiya-vot-na-nedoverie-news221446.html Кабинетът оцеля и при петия вот на недоверие, премиерът отчете, че България е с едни от най-добрите фискални показатели в ЕС 13 June 2014 13 June 2014 bg Mediapool.bg changes to the electoral rules approved by the National Parliament in Januaryhttp://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/politika/prieha-noviia-izboren-kodeks-na-pyrvo-chetene-6003617 Парламентът прие на първо четене новия Изборен кодекс, oдобреният проект е на Коалиция за България, текстът на ГЕРБ беше отхвърлен 28 June 2014 23 January 2014 bg Toshev, Bobi (BGNES) vesti.bg and February 2014http://nakratko.bg/category/59/40862/ Депутатите приеха окончателно проекта на Изборен кодекс 3 October 2014 21 February 2014 bg nakratko.bg counter-protests in support of the government and against president Rosen Plevnelievhttp://novinar.bg/news/kontraprotestat-iska-predsrochni-izbori-za-prezident_NDM5MzsxMTc=.html Контрапротестът иска предсрочни избори за президент 20 February 2014 3 September 2013 bg novinar.bg 20 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120205225/http://novinar.bg/news/kontraprotestat-iska-predsrochni-izbori-za-prezident_NDM5MzsxMTc=.htmlKanev Todorov 2014 474 student occupations of universities continued protests, with a small turnout Oresharski government resigns on 23 July 2014 http://www.mediapool.bg/pravitelstvoto-podade-ostavka-news222978.html Навръх годишнината от "Нощта на белия автобус", правителството подаде оставка 23 July 2014 23 July 2014 bg Mediapool.bg Bliznashki government officially appointed by the president on 5 August 2014 http://www.mediapool.bg/litsa-na-protesta-na-sinite-i-gerb-vlizat-v-sluzhebniya-kabinet-news223344.html С мисия "да изкарат цялата истина за държавата", лица на протеста, на сините и ГЕРБ влизат в служебния кабинет. Преходната власт ще създаде енергиен борд, ще подпише договора с ЕК, ще подготви влизането в Европейския банков съюз 9 August 2014 5 August 2014 bg Mediapool.bg early Parliamentary elections take place on 5 October 2014http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2014/06/27/2332400_predsrochnite_parlamentarni_izbori_shte_sa_na_5/ Предсрочните парламентарни избори ще са на 5 октомври, от това кога Пламен Орешарски подаде оставка зависи колко време ще работи служебното правителство 28 June 2014 27 June 2014 bg capital.bg Street marches Student protests Sit-ins Occupations anti-government demonstrators Government of Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg no officially designated leaders (decentralized leadership) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plamen Oresharski (Prime Minister)Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tzvetlin Yovchev (Minister of Interior)Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sergei Stanishev (leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party)Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lyutvi Mestan (leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms) Between 10,000 and 20,000 anti-government protesters (in the months of June and July) in Sofiahttp://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/06/16/2083024_nad_20_000_se_subraha_na_tretiia_protest_v_sofiia/ Над 20 000 се събраха на третия протест в София, завършиха с "до утре" (хронология) 20,000 gather at third Sofia Protest Dnevnik bg 18 June 2013 26 June 2013The spirit of protest in Brazil and Turkey has now swept into Bulgaria http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/25/turkey-brazil-bulgaria-protest 2022-12-31 John O'Brennan 25 June 2013 the Guardian16 June 2013 http://www.mediapool.bg/balgarite-se-sabraha-na-nevizhdan-ot-20-godini-protest-sreshtu-vlastta-news207680.html Българите се събраха на невиждан от 20 години протест срещу властта, централни столични булеварди блокирани от десетки хиляди, картонени щитове и викове "долу мутрите от парламента 18 May 2014 bg Mediapool.bg 3,000 in PlovdivБроят на протестиращите в страната се стопи в пъти standartnews.com 18 June 2013 http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/broyat_na_protestirashtite_v_stranata_se_stopi_v_pati-192984.html 9 December 2013 bg 1,000 - 2,000 in Varnahttp://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1101198 Около 1000 протестираха във Варна, скандираха пред БСП, ДПС и "Атака" 9 December 2013 14 June 2013 bg dariknews.bg 300 - 350 in Bourgashttp://offnews.bg/index.php/206525/protestite-sreshtu-peevski-v-stranata Протестите срещу Пеевски в страната 12 December 2013 14 June 2013 bg offnews.bg 150 in Stara Zagorahttp://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1101206 Многобройни протести в страната срещу Пеевски въпреки лошото време 15 December 2013 14 June 2013 bg dariknews.bg 100 in Rousse, Shoumen, Gabrovo and Slivenhttp://society.actualno.com/I-v-Ruse-imashe-protest-sreshtu-Peevski-no-po-vjal-news_428075.html И в Русе имаше протест срещу Пеевски, но по-вял 15 December 2013 14 June 2013 bg society.actualno.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131215213805/http://society.actualno.com/I-v-Ruse-imashe-protest-sreshtu-Peevski-no-po-vjal-news_428075.html 15 December 2013 100 - 1,000 pro-government counter-protesters in Sofiahttp://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/hiliadi-protestirat-za-18-i-den-v-sofiia-5895291 Хиляди протестират за 18-и ден в София 12 December 2013 1 July 2013 bg vesti.bghttp://vevesti.com/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%BC%D0%B2%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%BE-3000 МВР може да брои до 3000 9 December 2013 8 July 2013 bg vevesti.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131212073957/http://vevesti.com/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%BC%D0%B2%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%BE-3000 12 December 2013 usurpedhttp://www.blitz.bg/news/article/217204 Контрапротестиращите тръгват към парламента, намеренията им са дa се смесят с противниците на Орешарски 9 December 2013 16 August 2013 bg blitz.com 1,000+ in Kardzhalihttp://pressadaily.bg/publication/21949-%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131216164353/http://pressadaily.bg/publication/21949-%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0/ usurped 16 December 2013 Около стотина души скандират оставка, над 1000 души се събраха на контрапротест в центъра на Кърджали в подкрепа на кабинета Орешарски 9 December 2013 25 August 2013 bg Presa 500+ in Vidinhttp://www.blitz.bg/news/article/209002 Митинг в подкрепа на Орешарски във Видин 15 December 2013 3 July 2013 bg blitz.bg 150 in Blagoevgradhttp://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/106418/kontraprotest_v_blagoevgrad Контрапротест в Благоевград 12 December 2013 14 August 2013 bg bnt.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131212200421/http://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/106418/kontraprotest_v_blagoevgrad 12 December 2013 8,000 police officers deployed in total (between 20 and 500 per day),http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/11/29/2193210_mvr_e_poharchilo_blizo_2_mlnlv_za_ohrana_na_protestite/ МВР е похарчило близо 2 млн.лв. за охрана на протестите 9 December 2013 29 November 2013 bg dnevnik.bg 811 members of the Gendarmeriehttp://legalworld.bg/39324.811-jandarmeristi-ohraniavali-protestite-sreshtu-oresharski---niama-zadyrjan-protestirasht.html 811 жандармеристи охранявали протестите срещу Орешарски - няма задържан протестиращ 20 November 2015 27 September 2014 bg legalworld.bg 0 (None) 20+http://econ.bg/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/8-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_l.a_i.446052_at.1.html 8 ранени след снощните протести, протестиращи се сблъскаха с поддръжници на партия "Атака 18 August 2014 18 June 2013 bg Peneva, Teodora econ.bghttp://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1119996 На 40-ия ден протестът бе окървавен, министри и депутати под блокада 18 August 2014 23 July 2013 bg Екип на Дарик dariknews.bg http://www.vesti.bg/temi-v-razvitie/tema-protesti-sreshtu-kabineta/naprezhenie-i-sblysyci-i-na-vecherniia-protest-v-sofiia-5998270 Напрежение и сблъсъци и на вечерния протест в София, протестиращите разкъсаха огражденията пред НС, а униформените нахлуха на площада и го опразниха 19 August 2014 12 November 2013 bg vesti.bg 280+http://www.bnews.bg/article-80239 122 арестувани от началото на протестите 7 December 2013 30 June 2013 bg bnews.bg 11 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131211083912/http://www.bnews.bg/article-80239 deadhttp://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2181657 Полицията се отчете: 214 души арестувани от началото на протестите в София 7 December 2013 27 July 2013 bg 24chasa.bghttp://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/na-protestite-204-zadyrzhani-1051-predupredeni-policai-5961331 На протестите: 204 задържани, 1051 предупредени полицаи 7 December 2013 27 July 2013 bg vesti.bghttp://frognews.bg/news_58458/ Арестуваха протестиращи пред парламента 8 December 2013 4 September 2013 bg frognews.bghttp://berkovitza.kmeta.bg/news/18779/Shestima-sa-arestuvani-na-protesta-pred-MS-snimki.html Шестима са арестувани на протеста пред МС (снимки), напрежението в 117-ти пореден ден на протести ескалира 8 December 2013 8 October 2013 bg berkovitza.bg https://archive.today/20131207223319/http://berkovitza.kmeta.bg/news/18779/Shestima-sa-arestuvani-na-protesta-pred-MS-snimki.html 7 December 2013http://fakti.bg/bulgaria/78567-sadat-6-mata-arestuvani-ot-protestite-snoshti Съдят 6-мата арестувани от протестите снощи, под прицела на протестиращите се оказа премиерът Пламен Орешарски 8 December 2013 9 October 2013 bg fakti.bghttp://www.tvevropa.com/bg/news/bulgaria/view/92325 Шестима души са арестувани след протестите на 10 ноември 7 December 2013 11 November 2013 bg tvevropa.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131214162719/http://www.tvevropa.com/bg/news/bulgaria/view/92325 14 December 2013http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2013/11/13/2181396_policiiata_okupira_sofiia/ Полицията окупира София, и в сряда МВР продължи с безпрецедентните мерки срещу студентския протест 7 December 2013 13 November 2013 bg capital.bghttp://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1602791117 Близо 50 арестувани след вчерашните протести 29 January 2014 13 November 2013 bg news.ibox.bghttp://www.meganews.bg/Bulgaria/Community/Comunity-Article/ArticleId/2348/8 8 души са арестувани на днешните протести 7 December 2013 5 December 2013 bg meganews.bgAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/obshtestvo/4-ma-zadarzhani-po-vreme-na-snoshtniya-protest-v-sofiya.html 4-ма задържани по време на снощния протест в София, сериозно пострадали няма 15 December 2013 15 December 2013 bg bTV.bg 15 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215225016/http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/obshtestvo/4-ma-zadarzhani-po-vreme-na-snoshtniya-protest-v-sofiya.htmlhttp://offnews.bg/news/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_17652/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%82-%D1%87%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B7%D0%BE%D1%80_282506.html Студентите от чужбина се върнаха да поискат оставка (обзор) 29 December 2013 26 December 2013 bg offnews.bg From mid-2013 to mid-2014, a series of demonstrations were held in Bulgaria, mainly in the capital Sofia, against the left-wing coalition cabinet of Oresharski (coalition between Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), supported by the ultra-nationalist party Ataka). The demonstrations started on 28 May 2013,bg Check protest against Cabinet 'Oresharski', Dnevnik, 28 May 2013 but actual large-scale protests did not emerge until 14 June.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-government-idUSBRE95D0ML20130614 Bulgarians protests over media magnate as security chief Tsolova Tsvetelina 14 June 2013 Reuters 23 June 2013 While the trigger factor for the demonstrations was the controversial appointment of Delyan Peevski as head of DANS in June 2013, the public discontent stemmed from a variety of causes, to a large extent connected to the general nature of the BSP-MRF governing coalition and perceived legitimacy issues surrounding political processes in Bulgaria. They ended in July 2014 with the resignation of the Oresharski government. Background Following the 2013 Bulgarian protests against the Borisov cabinet of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov over government austerity measures encouraged by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund during the recessionhttp://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=144010 ITUC Frontlines Report 2012: Section on Bulgaria Novinite 10 October 2012 10 October 2012 and high utility bills, the Borisov government resigned and brought forward the Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2013, which saw a very low voter turnout.http://novinite.bg/articles/59871/Sabitiyata-ot-2013-g-koito-shte-ostavyat-belezi Събитията от 2013 г., които ще оставят белези 22 November 2015 30 December 2013 bg Kotseva, Antonia novinite.bg Though Borisov's party Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) won a plurality with 97 deputies in the National Assembly, it could not form a government and gave up its mandate. The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) led the government under technocratic Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.Nekov 2013 391 The left-wing government of Plamen Oresharski was approved by the 120 members of the BSP and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2013-05-29/content_9172065.html 2nd LD Writethru: Bulgarian parliament elects new government chinadaily.com.cn 16 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020201/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2013-05-29/content_9172065.html 3 December 2013 Outside support to the Oresharski Government was also given by nationalist party Ataka,http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/11/mass-rallies-grip-bulgarian-politics-20131116145545504800.html Mass rallies grip Bulgarian politics 5 July 2015 dubbed by some sources as the "hidden coalition partner",http://www.bulgaria.utre.bg/2014/07/24/245496-tezhkata_ravnosmetka_za_godinata_na_oresharski Тежката равносметка за годината на "Орешарски", протести, скандали, трудно работещ парламент.... 26 August 2014 24 July 2014 bg Bulgariautre.bg or Siderov's "golden finger",https://www.dw.com/bg/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%82-14-%D1%8E%D0%BD%D0%B8-2013-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B5-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE/a-53786963 Протестите от 14 юни 2013: да видим каква е България седем години по-късно 11 July 2020 12 June 2020 bg Smilov, Daniel dw.com and regarded as a key instrument for allowing the Parliament to proceed with its functions,Nekov 2013 46 until June 2014.http://www.novini.bg/news/209224-%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-20-%D1%8E%D0%BB%D0%B8-(%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0).html Сидеров поиска незабавна оставка на кабинета и избори на 20 юли (видео + обновена) 15 June 2014 11 June 2014 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140614161800/http://www.novini.bg/news/209224-%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-20-%D1%8E%D0%BB%D0%B8-%28%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%29.html 14 June 2014 On 12 May 2013, a group of more than 100 demonstrators alleging electoral machinations were involved in confrontations with police close to the National Palace of Culture after election day polls indicated that GERB was the projected winner.http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/199214 Арестуваха лидер на февруарските протести, Янко Петров бе сред лидерите на съпротивата срещу монополите 3 March 2014 13 May 2013 bg blitz.bghttp://novanews.bg/news/view/2013/05/13/50036/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8-%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0-%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BE%D1%81-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BA-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D1%81%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0/ Протестиращи създадоха хаос пред НДК, репортер на Нова беше контузен при отразяването на събитията 3 March 2014 13 May 2013 bg novanews.bg Mass protests for political causes are relatively uncommon in Bulgaria, but have become more frequent since the mid to late 2000s,Kanev Todorov 2014 467 with environmental issues such as the demands for the preservation of the Strandzha Mountain nature areas on occasions also triggering anti-establishment activism and discontent against governments.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=659835 Внимавай, ще ти спретна протест!" Гражданското недоволство постигна редица успехи в България. Като видяха, политиците взеха на въоръжение социалния гняв Bozhidarov, Diyan segabg.com 3 August 2013 12 May 2014Prolet Velkova's discussion with Dimitar Vatsov and Evgeniy Daynov, Кой говори, Darik Radio, 8 September 2014, Retrieved 8 September 2014. In Badzhakov's contention, these were the third notable protests against the post-communist status quo in Bulgaria, the first ones encompassing the period between 1989-1991 and directed against the collapsing communist regime and the first democratically elected government that was formed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, with the second ones opposing the Zhan Videnov government (as well as the possibility of another Socialist successor to it) and occurring as a result of an economic and political crisis between December 1996 and February 1997.https://www.academia.edu/7162325 Аксиологични основания на протестите 2014 3 October 2014 bg Badzhakov, Momchil Философски алтернативи/Philosophical AlternativesKanev Todorov 2014 480 Student occupations of universities had previously been considered in the autumn of 2010 (due to the Borisov government's policy in the realm of education) and in February 2013 (because of proposed increases in tuition fees for the semesters).Dinev 2014 39 Timeline and Events in 2013 May: Environmental protests Initially the demonstrations started as a protest by environmentalists and green activists against the nomination of Kalin Tiholov as Investment Planning Minister. Tiholov has been involved in the controversial "Dyuni-gate" affair, whereby he had invested in a major building project at the Dyuni ("dunes") nature spot on the Black Sea coast.bg The Brains of Dyunigate Kalin Tiholov becomes minister, Bivol, 27 May 2013. Retrieved June 2013.bg Dyuni-gate index, Bivol. Retrieved June 2013.Klisarov 2014 90 Due to the protests Tiholov withdrew his candidature.bg Controversial Bulgarian Ministerial Nominee Withdraws amid Public Outcry, Novinite, 28 May 2013http://www.omda.bg/page.php?tittle=%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_(%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8_%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%B2_%D0%9D%D0%A1)&IDMenu=548&IDArticle=3684 Правителството на Орешарски (два дни преди да бъде гласувано в НС) 24 November 2015 May 2013 bg omda.bg Protests arose for a variety of topics, with most important the restart of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant and construction in protected areas.http://pressadaily.bg/publication/15996-%D0%98%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%A1%D0%A1:-%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%87%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BC%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%90%D0%95%D0%A6-%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140318135149/http://pressadaily.bg/publication/15996-%D0%98%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%A1%D0%A1:-%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%87%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BC%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%90%D0%95%D0%A6-%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5/ usurped 18 March 2014 ИТАР-ТАСС: Орешарски не изключи размразяване на АЕЦ "Белене 18 March 2014 30 May 2013 bg Presahttp://1kam1.eu/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81/item/535-2-%D1%8E%D0%BD%D0%B8-%E2%80%93-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%E2%80%9E%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%E2%80%9E%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%E2%80%9D 2 юни – национален протест "Оставка на кабинета "Орешарски"! 18 March 2014 31 May 2013 bg 1kam1.eu https://web.archive.org/web/20140318194612/http://1kam1.eu/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81/item/535-2-%D1%8E%D0%BD%D0%B8-%E2%80%93-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%E2%80%9E%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%E2%80%9E%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%E2%80%9D 18 March 2014http://www.mediapool.bg/rusiya-dade-na-bulgaria-sedmitsa-za-restart-na-aets-belene-news207238.html Русия даде на България седмица за рестарт на АЕЦ "Белене", шефът на НЕК: имаме нужда от нова ядрена мощност и винаги ще имаме 18 March 2014 5 June 2013 bg Mediapool.bg On 30 May 2013, there was also public discontent against a government proposal (supported by Attack) to remove the smoking ban in restaurants and eateries.http://www.dnevnik.bg/zelen/2013/05/31/2072577_za_da_ostanat_mesta_bez_dim_protestiraha_30_grajdani/ За да останат места без дим" протестираха 30 граждани пред парламента 18 March 2014 31 May 2013 bg dnevnik.bg In December 2013, the Parliament voted against reversing the prohibition on smoking in enclosed spaces.http://www.webcafe.bg/newscafe/id_1099555533 Забраната за пушене на закрито остана 20 November 2015 12 December 2013 bg webcafe.bg Summer months: focus on Peevski appointment and Protests for the resignation of Peevski as a head of DANS thumb|right |Protest in Sofia against the election of Delyan Peevski as a head of DANS, 14 June 2013 The second series of protests had a far more political scope. These protests started on 14 June, as response to the election of Delyan Peevski as a head of the Bulgarian security agency DANS (State Agency for National Security).Thousands Rally in Bulgaria against Election of Shady Mogul for 'FBI' Head Sofia News Agency https://www.novinite.com/articles/151268/Thousands+Rally+in+Bulgaria+against+Election+of+Shady+Mogul+for+%2527FBI%2527+Head 2022-12-31 www.novinite.comhttp://video.bgnes.com/view/41781 Протестираща: Вярвам, че нещата могат да се оправят Protester says things could change for better https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081939/http://video.bgnes.com/view/41781 6 October 2014 Агенция БГНЕС 14 June 2013 bg Peevski, an MP for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), is also head of Alegro Capital LTD, a big communications company which includes the TV7 network.bg Бареков: TV7 свали властта http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2013/02/25/2010626_barekov_tv7_svali_vlastta/ Barekov: TV7 brought down the government Kapital 25 February 2013Lilov 2013 226-227 The decision to elect Peevski has also been linked to the Corporate Commercial Bank ("CCB" or "KTB", Bulg: КТБ), wherein much funding for state development projects is invested. The bank's largest shareholder, Tsvetan Vasilev, has been repeatedly linked in the public sphere to the media holdings of Peevski and his mother Irena Krasteva.Peevski is merely a decoy, Bulgaria's problem is CCB, Bivol.bg, 16 June 2013. Retrieved Oct 2013.Лютви Местан нападна ГЕРБ за връзките им с кръга "Пеевски-КТБ" https://www.mediapool.bg/lyutvi-mestan-napadna-gerb-za-vrazkite-im-s-kraga-peevski-ktb-news211314.html 2022-12-31 Mediapool.bg Lyutvi Mestan attacks GERB over their links with the "Peevski–CCB" circle 19 September 2013 bg-BGLilov 2013 243 The process of concentration of media ownership in Bulgaria in the hands of business and political oligarchies is believed to have really started in 2007, in part influenced by the economic crisis.Todorov 2016 111 Peevski was approved by parliament within an hour of being nominated by the ruling coalition of Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and DPS. He was praised by Oresharski for "being outside the system" and thus likely to be effective in working for the interests of Bulgaria.Shemtov 2013 54 His surprising election immediately provoked nationwide protests the same evening (10,000 in Sofia alone), organized through Facebook.bg Над 10 000 излязоха на протеста срещу Делян Пеевски в София (хронология) Over 10,000 people came out in the protest against Delyan Peevski in Sofia (timeline) Dnevnik 18 June 2013 http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/06/14/2081879_nad_10_000_izliazoha_na_protesta_sreshtu_delian/ 25 June 2013http://btvnews.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/ne-iskam-peevski-za-shef-na-dans.html Социалната мрежа: 'Не искам Пеевски за шеф на ДАНС' The social network: 'I don't want Peevski as head of DANS' bg https://web.archive.org/web/20130618022958/http://btvnews.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/ne-iskam-peevski-za-shef-na-dans.html 18 June 2013 bTV.bg 14 June 2013 The original facebook page referred to in the news article is here Over 80,000 people joined the "ДАНСwithme" group on Facebook between 14 and 15 June.Протестна Мрежа 2013 530 Peevski initially subscribed to the viewpoint that the protests were not attributable to genuine popular level sentiments, but were orchestrated by forces that had reasons to fear future investigations by him.Veleva 2013 28Shemtov 2013 60 Although the election was a surprise for the public, later investigations by newspaper Capital made clear that the appointment was not as spontaneous as claimed by BSP. In fact, it was carefully orchestrated and prepared long before BSP was able to form a cabinet.Peevski with access outside of the law Capital bg http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2013/06/18/2084980_peevski_ureden_s_dopusk_izvun_zakona 18 June 2013 The appointment of Peevski caused widespread indignation. Even president Plevneliev spoke out against it and stated that the Cabinet of Prime Minister Oresharski has lost credibility.Bulgarian parliament elects media mogul as powerful security chief, stirring public outrage, Washington Post, 14 June 2013 On 14 June 2013, Plevneliev cancelled his intended visit to Vidin for the unveiling of the Danube Bridge 2 due to his disagreement with the Peevski nomination.Shemtov 2013 9 He has received praise for being the only governing politician to come out publicly in support of the protesters.Daynov 2017 328 Political scientist Ivan Krastev commented that the Peevski appointment made sense only if the government had taken a decision for the country to leave the European Union.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/06/14/2081488_ivan_krustev_izborut_na_peevski_ima_smisul_samo_ako/ Иван Кръстев: изборът на Пеевски има смисъл само ако правителството е решило България да напусне ЕС 28 February 2014 14 June 2013 bg dnevnik.bg In the early phase of the protest, center-right politician and poet Edvin Sugarev began a hunger strike, though he was persuaded to discontinue it by family members after 22 days, as his worsening health condition necessitated a hospitalization.Sugarev 2013 288-289 Public anger was exacerbated by the fact that in the weeks and days leading up to Peevski's election, the parliament had approved major changes in the legal framework of DANS structures, which gave its head unprecedented powers - beyond purely analytical capabilities.Daynov 2017 308 The changes included:bg DANS swallows GDBOP, Capital, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013. taking DANS out of the structure of the Interior Ministry and putting it under the direct auspices of the Cabinet taking the Anti-Organized Crime Directorate out of the Interior Ministry and placing it under the direct control of DANS taking away the President's right to nominate the head of DANS. Although Peevski wrote on 15 June that he will be withdrawing from the post,http://tv7.bg/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BC-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B8_l.1_i.9769600_c.40.html Делян Пеевски: готов съм да отменят избора ми 15 December 2013 15 June 2013 bg tv7.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131215230113/http://tv7.bg/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BC-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B8_l.1_i.9769600_c.40.html 15 December 2013 the protests stemmed from general discontent with the government as a whole.2013-06-16 Bulgarian protesters call for government to resign Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/7310bff8-d6a9-11e2-b03f-00144feab7de 2022-12-31Swoboda Slams Bulgarian Socialists over Controversial Appointment Sofia News Agency https://www.novinite.com/articles/151292/Swoboda+Slams+Bulgarian+Socialists+over+Controversial+Appointment 2022-12-31 www.novinite.com The release of Peevski from his position as head of DANS was confirmed on 19 June and his status as a National Parliament deputy remained in limbo until 8 October.Lilov 2013 229 The demonstrations started on 28 May 2013, but actual large-scale protests did not emerge until the controversial appointment of Delyan Peevski as head of the State Agency for National Security on 14 June. The eruption of the demonstrations on 14 June caught the members of the cabinet by surprise, with only a small number of police officers deployed on the first day of the protests.Klisarov 2014 95 Despite the government's decision to reverse the appointment, protests continued, raising new demands, including Mr Oresharski's resignationhttp://www.euronews.com/2013/06/17/thousands-protest-in-bulgaria-against-two-week-old-government/ Thousands protest in Bulgaria against two-week-old government euronews.com 23 June 2013 21 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621203317/http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/17/thousands-protest-in-bulgaria-against-two-week-old-government and putting an end to the "Peevski model" (referring to the issue of oligarchic control over the actions of the Bulgarian governments).http://www.novini.bg/news/160719-%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B5-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BB-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0.html Асен Генов: ако протестът е залинял - Орешарски да се разходи по Витошка. Премиерът е подвластен на олигархични кръгове, каза още той 30 January 2015 11 October 2013 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123639/http://www.novini.bg/news/160719-%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B5-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BB-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0.html 2 April 2015 Demonstrations have been noted for their use of social networkshttp://www.euronews.com/2013/06/19/will-you-dance-withme-how-the-bulgarian-protests-use-social-media Will you #ДАНСwithme? How Bulgarian protesters are using social media euronews.com 19 June 2013 23 June 2013 24 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130624104520/http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/19/will-you-dance-withme-how-the-bulgarian-protests-use-social-media such as FacebookLeviev-Sawyer 2015 22-23 and emphasis on digital slang,Kanev Todorov 2014 478-479 with the social networking opportunities being recognized by some commentators as a contributing factor to the rejuvenating of the protests on a number of occasions.Bezlov 2013 221 It has also been suggested that the eruption of the 2013 demonstrations in Turkey played some part in energizing the anti-Oresharski protest movement.Gyrdev 2013 114 The protests were still ongoing weeks after the reversal of Peevski's appointment, attracting a steady number of 10,000 to 15,000 people without any signs of attenuation.http://www.dw.com/bg/%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8/a-17005201 България наопаки 24 November 2015 8 August 2013 bg Papakochev, Georgi Deutsche Welle Because of the lack of response from the government, the demonstrators resorted to other means of expressing their anger over the presumed corruption of the government, including protesting every morning in front of the parliament, as part of the morning initiative to "drink coffee" with the politicians, and blockading different roads at random. Despite such demonstrations, the government largely ignored the protesters and dismissed their claims.Ангел Найденов: Кабинетът не обсъжда оставка 30 June 2013 http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-politika/angel_naydenov_kabinetat_ne_obsazhda_ostavka-194485.html Ангел Найденов: кабинетът не обсъжда оставка - Политика - Стандарт Нюз 5 July 2015 Although at first largely ignored by the world press, the demonstrations soon started to receive more significant worldwide attention both by the media and the general population via the use of social networks.Protests in Bulgaria 28 June 2013 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/protests-in-bulgaria/2013/06/28/d928ab00-e001-11e2-b2d4-ea6d8f477a01_gallery.html#photo=1 The Washington Post 5 July 2015https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/world/europe/after-political-appointment-in-bulgaria-rage-boils-over.html After Political Appointment in Bulgaria, Rage Boils Over (Published 2013) Matthew Brunwasser The New York Times 28 June 2013http://www.euronews.com/2013/07/02/bulgaria-protests-continue-is-the-world-listening/ Bulgarian protests continue, is the world watching? euronews 2 July 2013 5 July 2015 The anti-Peevski protesters were described as including people from various walks of life and political ideologies,http://www.mediapool.bg/vse-poveche-tipichni-provokatori-demonstrirat-sreshtu-vlastta-news207793.html Пети ден "ДАНСwithme", все повече типични провокатори "демонстрират" срещу властта, полицията обаче успя мирно да предотврати всички опити за лумпенизиране на протеста Mitov, Boris 18 June 2013 bg Mediapool.bg 8 September 2014 among them leftists, environmentalists, pro-Europeanists and nationalists,Nikolov 2015 80 with a visible presence of members of the intelligentsiaKlisarov 2014 94 and people from information technology fields.Kanev Todorov 2014 489 Bulgarian expatriates were also active in organizing protests abroad since 16 June 2013, with the first documented ones taking place in Brussels, Berlin and London.http://www.faktor.bg/politika/hlyab-i-pasti/13071-za-115-dni-balgarite-v-chuzhbina-organiziraha-225-protesta-srestu-oresharski-i-mafiyata.html%7D За 115 дни българите в чужбина организираха 225 протеста срещу Орешарски и мафията 9 August 2014 6 October 2013 bg faktor.bg The protest atmosphere in Bulgaria in the aftermath of Peevski's appointment has been compared to the one from the summer of 1990 when many Bulgarians had their first taste of democracy.Nikolov 2015 83 On 13 July, a protester procession made a theatric reenactment of the Liberty Leading the People painting of Eugène Delacroix, with a half-naked female protester depicting an allegorical goddess-figure.Протестна Мрежа 2013 527Shemtov 2013 22 Continuity and divergences between the February and June protests thumb|right|An аnti-Oresharski message on a wall Since the early days of the protests, there was somewhat of a split between the participants in the protest marches that forced the resignation of the Borisov government and the majority of the anti-Oresharski demonstrators, with the former generally willing to give the government some time to prove itself (even if lacking enthusiasm for it, as the Oresharski cabinet was not regarded as truly reflecting the initial expectations that the government would consist of a relatively apolitical collection of experts that would satisfy the main demands of the February protesters)Popov 2013 459 rather than demanding immediate resignation.http://www.novini.bg/news/140556-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D1%82%D1%80%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5-%D1%87%D0%B5-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8.html Организатори на февруарските протести: правителството трябва да ни докаже, че работи 3 March 2014 6 June 2013 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20130609101807/http://www.novini.bg/news/140556-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D1%82%D1%80%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5-%D1%87%D0%B5-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8.html 9 June 2013Klisarov 2014 107 Some organizers of the February 2013 protests took issue with what they deemed as the new protesters' inclination to characterize the participants in the anti-Borisov protest waves as uncouth and lacking intellectual sophistication.http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/protestirashti_davat_90_dni_shans_na_kabineta-191327.html?page=3 Протестиращи дават 90 дни шанс на кабинета 9 February 2014 6 June 2013 bg standartnews.comKanev Todorov 2014 473 The divide (which was not an absolute one) was also confirmed on the empirical level – according to research by the Sofia Open Society Institute encompassing the months of June and July 2013, circa 50% of the self-professed participants in the February demonstrations reported to have taken part in the anti-Oresharski protests, with 3.5% of all Bulgarians declaring to have participated in both. Popular TV host Yavor Dachkov opined that the anti-Oresharski protests (unlike the February demonstrations) lacked the markings of a mass movement due to deriving their strength almost exclusively from the inhabitants of Sofia.http://glasove.com/komentari/31828-2013-a-godina-na-idejnata-bezpytica-i-intelektualnata-katastrofa 2013-а: година на идейната безпътица и интелектуалната катастрофа 15 April 2014 27 December 2013 bg glasove.com 16 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181541/http://glasove.com/komentari/31828-2013-a-godina-na-idejnata-bezpytica-i-intelektualnata-katastrofa Analysts noted that Varna – which saw the most intense demonstrations against the Borisov cabinet – remained largely quiet and noncommittal during the anti-Oreshaski protests.Babikian 2013 464 A number of commentators have blamed the anti-Oresharski protesters for keeping their distance from the February demonstrators by deliberately avoiding any socially and economically oriented demands,Simov 2013 85–87Ivancheva 2013 193–194 while others have regarded the rift between the "poor and downtrodden" February activists and the "middle to upper class intellectual" summer protesters as largely an artificially created oneSmilov Vaysova 2013b 20–21 with the active complicity of the government and pro-government media in their attempt to present the governing coalition as a protector of the less affluent Bulgarians.Ivancheva 2013 193–194 Garnizov suggests that the make-up of the February and June protester groups was quite similar, but the informal leaders and those who were able to put themselves on the media's radar turned out to be manifestly different, with some of the faces of the February protests such as Angel Slavchev never able to capitalize on their previous protest efforts and recreate their leadership roles.Garnizov 2013 137–138 A minority of pundits such as Evgeniy Mihaylov and Yuriy Aslanov have characterized the informal leaders of the February demonstrations as actively supportive of the Oresharski government (which was alleged to have been favourable to Russian interests in Bulgaria) and claimed that these figures were the main force behind the counter-protests by backing Oresharski and voicing grievances against Plevneliev.http://kultura.bg/web/%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5/ България: преди и след протестите 28 March 2014 26 November 2013 bg kultura.bgИма ли лош сценарий след изборите? Шест варианта, от които всеки един е възможен (Aslanov, Yuriy), Pressa newspaper, p. 18, 28 August 2014, Retrieved 29 August 2014. The anti-Oresharski protesters also continued bringing up the need for significant amendments to the electoral rules, which had been raised during the February protests. On 17 June 2013, protest activists were invited by then chairwoman of the National Parliament Maya Manolova to participate in the debates on this topic.Klisarov 2014 101-102 Some protest figures such as Svetoslav Nikolov, who was behind the initiative of setting up tents on the western side of Parliament on 17 June 2013, declared themselves largely satisfied because of the Peevski resignation and the changes to the electoral rules implemented by the Oresharski cabinet.http://burgas-podlupa.com/2014/02/24/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F/ Заради трети март махнаха палатковия лагер пред парламента 2 March 2014 24 February 2014 bg burgas-podlupa.com https://archive.today/20140303112745/http://burgas-podlupa.com/2014/02/24/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F/ 3 March 2014 Siege of Parliament, 23–24 July thumb|alt=|Protesters being arrested On the night of 23–24 July there was violence in the protesting.Sean Carney 24 July 2013 WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324110404578625510540331832 Bulgaria President Calls for Strengthening Democratic 'Fundamentals' Amid Protests 5 July 2015Klisarov 2014 157 By the end of July 2013, anti-government protesters were still out in force protesting peacefully in Sofia with Reuters recording 24 July 2013 as the 41st straight day of peaceful protests. The protesters were demanding the resignation of the Socialist-led government of Oresharski. More than 100 lawmakers, ministers, and journalists spent the night barricaded inside Parliament before police removed them. MPs attempted to leave Parliament by boarding a white coach bus and making their way through the crowd. There was violence as the police tried to unsuccessfully clear the way for the bus, and after slowly making its way around the Aleksandar Nevski cathedral, the bus returned to the back exit of Parliament after about an hour around midnight. Another police action at around 4 am forcefully cleared the remaining protesters, and the coach left, which led to further accusations of police violence in the ensuing days.Bulgarians stage new protest rally after siege of parliament Tsvetelia Tsolova Angel Krasimirov 24 July 2013 Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-protests-blockade-idUSBRE96N15020130724?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsКръв и барикади в 40-ия ден на протести Blood and barricades on 40th day of protests https://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/blokiranite-deputati-i-ministri-napusnaha-ns-5954411 2022-12-31 Vesti.bg bghttp://offnews.bg/index.php/225618/video-onevinyava-protestirashtite-za-razbitiya-byal-avtobus Video clears protesters for the damage done to the white bus Off News 28 July 2013 (video) http://btvnews.bg/video/video/tazi-sutrin/koi-schupi-staklata-na-beliya-avtobus-izvezhdasht-deputatite-ot-parlamenta.html Кой счупи стъклата на белия автобус, извеждащ депутатите от парламента? Who broke the windows of the white bus taking the MPs out of the parliament? video https://web.archive.org/web/20131004011622/http://btvnews.bg/video/video/tazi-sutrin/koi-schupi-staklata-na-beliya-avtobus-izvezhdasht-deputatite-ot-parlamenta.html 4 October 2013 bTV.bg 30 July 2013 bg 8 protesters and 2 policemen suffered injuries.Georgiev 2013 404 A survey covering the attitudes of Bulgarians showed that 65% felt that the actions of the protesters on that day were out of line, while 53% also disapproved of the police response. 79% agreed that the provocateurs involved in the violence need to have charges levelled against them.Галъп 2013 323–324 Sociologists expressed mixed views in relation to the events.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/07/24/2109581_analizatori_za_sblusucite_na_protesta_ot_naglo/ Анализатори за сблъсъците на протеста: от "нагло нечуване" до "дискредитиран протест" 22 November 2015 24 July 2013 bg dnevnik.bg Volen Siderov drew comparisons with the siege and storming of the National Parliament on 10 January 1997, characterizing the actions of the demonstrators as dangerous and as part of an orchestrated scenario aiming to create the impression of an ongoing popular revolution. http://www.vestnikataka.bg/2013/07/%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%BE%D1%82-1997-%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8F/ Волен Сидеров: Сценарият от 1997-ма се повтаря 5 March 2018 26 July 2013 bg Nikolov, Ivelin Attack newspaper (online edition) One policeman has been charged for unlawful conduct with regard to his actions during the events of 23–24 July and is currently on trial for disproportionate use of force against protesters. http://offnews.bg/news/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_4/%D0%A1%D1%8A%D0%B4%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8-%D0%B2-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%89%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%81_462971.html Съдят полицая, бил протестиращи в "Нощта на белия автобус 17 February 2015 16 February 2015 bg offnews.bg Other developments (August–September) The first day of the Parliamentary vacation (3 August 2013) saw a relatively low turnout of around a 1000 protesters.Shemtov 2013 32 On 7 August 2013, on the 55th day of the demonstrations, some the main organizers of the protests held their first press conference, announcing that a "protest network" (Bulgarian: "протестна мрежа") had been formed to help them co-ordinate their activities.http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/protestyt-progovori-sumatoha-na-preskonferenciiata-5977851 Протестът проговори", суматоха на пресконференцията 27 January 2014 7 August 2014 bg vesti.bghttp://news.ibox.bg/news/id_678465253 Протестът проговори и се изпокара с "другия" протест 27 January 2014 7 August 2014 bg news.ibox.bg August – Seaside protest When parliamentarians took their annual break in August, many protesters followed them to their residences on the Black Sea coast.Protests follow the government to the Black Sea coast, Manager.bg, 4 August 2013. Retrieved Oct 2013.2013-08-05 Видео: Блокадата около резиденция "Евксиноград" Blockade at the Evksinograd seaside residence https://www.dnevnik.bg/video/2013/08/05/2117199_video_blokadata_okolo_rezidenciia_evksinograd/ 2022-12-31 Dnevnik bgСлед сутрешен плаж пред парламента, протестиращите отново на вечерния поход срещу властта Morning "beach protest" in front of parliament https://www.mediapool.bg/sled-sutreshen-plazh-pred-parlamenta-protestirashtite-otnovo-na-vecherniya-pohod-sreshtu-vlastta-news209565.html 2022-12-31 Mediapool.bg 31 July 2013 bg-BG September – Return to Sofia After parliament opened once again in September, the Sofia protests continued, but with a low turnout of a few dozen to a hundred people each day. This was on some days outnumbered by participants of the counter-protest, which now moved to the Presidency, also located in Independence square, with both protests metres away from one another.http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/obshtestvo/kontraprotestat-za-prezidenta-toi-neprekasnato-izlaga-naroda.html Контрапротестът за президента: Той непрекъснато излага народа The counter-protesters: The president continually shames the people video https://web.archive.org/web/20131121025206/http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/obshtestvo/kontraprotestat-za-prezidenta-toi-neprekasnato-izlaga-naroda.html 21 November 2013 bTV.bg 19 September 2013 bg One exception was the opening session of Parliament after the summer break (on 4 September) dubbed the "great welcoming" (Bulgarian: "голямото посрещане"), during which the protester numbers were in the thousands. Counter-protesters (in the hundreds) were also present within the internal perimeter of the National Parliament. A minority of anti-government demonstrators attempted to wrestle away and change the positioning of metal railings in front of the Parliament.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1138894 Голямо посрещане" организираха на депутатите 11 April 2014 4 September 2013 bg dariknews.bgKlisarov 2014 163-164 11 people identified as provocateurs were subsequently charged for these activities and for disobeying police orders.http://offnews.bg/news/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_1/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80-11-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9D%D0%A1-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE_238575.html Дават на прокурор 11 провокатори, пробили загражденията на НС (видео) 11 April 2014 5 September 2013 bg offnews.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143036/http://offnews.bg/news/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_1/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80-11-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9D%D0%A1-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE_238575.html 13 April 2014 On 5 September 2013, Samuil Petkanov, founder of satirical website nenovinite.com and a prominent member of "protest network", sent out an open letter to Boyko Borisov, in which he objected to what he saw as certain GERB sympathizers' attempts to hijack the demonstrations and add a more radical dimension to them (on that day some protesters had attempted to move a number of the barriers close to the official entrance of National Parliament building, but the fences were subsequently put back in place by the police).http://offnews.bg/index.php/238296/otvoreno-pismo-do-bojko-borisov-ne-nasaskvajte-horata Отворено писмо на Самуил Петканов до Бойко Борисов 9 February 2014 5 September 2013 bg offnews.bg Borisov responded to the letter, agreeing with Petkanov's points (emphasizing that the deputy leader of his party, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, had managed to calm down the situation) and reiterating his party's commitment to an exclusively peaceful protest.http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/borisov-otgovori-na-pismoto-na-samuil-petkanov-5993081 Борисов отговори на писмото на Самуил Петканов, в отговора си до създателя на Не!Новините Борисов отново подкани Реформаторския блок към общи действия срещу правителството 9 February 2014 5 September 2013 bg vesti.bg Since the beginning of the protests, the majority of the demonstrators had warned against the infiltration by provocateurs, which had helped justify forceful government responses during protest actions in the past.Bedrov, Ivan 17 June 2013 https://nervousshark.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/protestite-podmyanata-i-kraya-na-straha/ Протестите, подмяната и края на страха nervousshark.wordpress.com 24 November 2015 On 16 September 2013, BTV journalist Genka Shikerova's personal automobile was found torched. The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee alleged that this may have been intended as a warning and intimidation. She had recently taken interviews with Sergei Stanishev and Lyutvi Mestan, during which she is perceived to have been critical towards her interviewees.Shemtov 2013 39-40 On 27 September 2013, protesters blocked for a short while the traffic near Eagle's Bridge.Shemtov 2013 41 Eagle's Bridge has been regarded as a popular protest gathering spot in Bulgaria since 1989 and is invested with symbolism.Kanev Todorov 2014 477 October: Students' protests and university occupations after return of Peevski On 8 October 2013, the Constitutional Court effectively allowed Delyan Peevski to return to Parliament after failing to reach a decision on whether to strip him of his MP status.Lilov 2013 243 Several hundred people turned out for the 117th day of protests, a slightly higher number than in previous days. There were some violent episodes between protesters and police.2013-10-08 Конституционният съд остави Пеевски депутат, след като не взе решение (обновена) Constitutional Court leaves Peevski as MP after failing to reach decision Dnevnik https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/10/08/2156480_konstitucionniiat_sud_ostavi_peevski_deputat_sled_kato/ 2022-12-31 bgНапрежение на протеста срещу кабинета, демонстранти гониха колата на Орешарски Tension at anti-cabinet protest, demonstrators chase after Oresharski's car https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/naprezhenie-na-protesta-sreshtu-kabineta-demonstranti-goniha-kolata-na-oresharski-1155562 2022-12-31 dariknews.bg 8 October 2013 bg According to media reports, six people were detained for public order offences.Shemtov 2013 43 On 22 October 2013, 171 deputies in the National Parliament (GERB, BSP and Ataka joined together) voted for the extension of the ban on the sale of Bulgarian land to foreigners until 2020. 38 were against and 12 did not exercise their right to vote.http://www.mediapool.bg/nova-populistka-koalitsiya-v-ns-vavede-obrechen-moratorium-za-pokupka-na-zemya-ot-chuzhdentsi-news212609.html С ясно съзнание за нарушаване на ангажиментите към ЕС, нова популистка коалиция в НС въведе обречен мораториум за покупка на земя от чужденци, 59 депутати от БСП подкрепиха искането на "Атака" и ГЕРБ, ДПС моли президента да сезира КС Mediapool.bg 22 October 2013 18 December 2014 Analysts considered the resulting legal implications to be negligible, though they also cautioned that the motion could be in violation of the conditions surrounding Bulgaria's entry in the EU and also encourage other EU states to apply job market restrictions when it comes to Bulgarian citizens.Shemtov 2013 44 On 23 October 2013, students at Sofia University joined the anti-Oresharski Government protests and occupied the main lecture hall in protest against the "façade democracy" and asked for "accountability from their professors", mainly from their history of law professor Dimitar Tokushev, who is also chairman of the Constitutional Court and was blamed for voting in favor of Peevski continuing in his role as a deputy in the National Parliament.Georgiev 2013 415 The student protests and the occupation of university buildings injected new life into a persistent anti-government movement that was into its 140th day on 1 November.Студенти окупираха СУ като протест срещу фасадната демокрация Students occupy SU in protest against façade democracy video bTV.bg http://btvnews.bg/video/video/news/studenti-okupiraha-v-su-kato-protest-sreshtu-fasadnata-demokratsiya.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131027111702/http://btvnews.bg/video/video/news/studenti-okupiraha-v-su-kato-protest-sreshtu-fasadnata-demokratsiya.html 27 October 2013 23 October 2013Студенти окупираха най-голямата аудитория в СУ Students occupy largest lecture hall at SU https://www.mediapool.bg/studenti-okupiraha-nai-golyamata-auditoriya-v-su-news212645.html 2022-12-31 Mediapool.bg 23 October 2013 bg-BGSeymat Thomas http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/28/in-bulgaria-students-join-anti-government-protests-occupy-university-buildings/ Bulgarian students join anti-government protests, occupy university buildings euronews 28 October 2013 1 November 2013Eastern approaches Ex-communist Europe https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/10/bulgaria Bulgaria: Students on the barricades The Economist 31 October 2013 1 November 2013http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201310281911-0023148 Students #OccupySU, protest Bulgaria corruption The Stream – Al Jazeera English The Stream - Al Jazeera English 28 October 2013 Stream.aljazeera.com 1 November 2013 Webmaster Three of the initiators of the student occupation had held a meeting with Mihail Mikov a few days prior to its beginning, during which the then chairman of the National Parliament is believed to have been dismissive of and expressed a lack of understanding of the demonstrations.Nikolov 2015 127 The protest intensified over the next few days, and on 27 October counter-protesters, joined by a Bulgarian Socialist Party MPs, made their way into the university and clashed with students. Police arrived at the place, but left shortly thereafter. The video of the clash could be seen at the following link: Контрапротестиращи опитаха да пробият окупацията на СУ (обновена+видео) Counterprotesters attempt to push through the blockade https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/2396147 2022-12-31 www.24chasa.bg 27 October 2013 enКонтрапротестиращи щурмуваха окупирания Софийски университет http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=671662 2022-12-31 SEGA Online By the next day, several universities across the country were occupied by students, including NBU, NATFIZ, VTU and UNWE.Колева Георги Марчев Жени 2013-10-28 Студенти окупираха и най-голямата зала в НАТФИЗ (допълнена) Students occupy main lecture hall at NATFIZ https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/10/28/2169838_studenti_okupiraha_i_nai-goliamata_zala_v_natfiz/ 2022-12-31 Dnevnik bgСтуденти окупираха НАТФИЗ, НБУ и ВТУ Dnes.bg Students occupy NATFIZ, NBU, & VTU https://www.dnes.bg/stranata/2013/10/28/studenti-okupiraha-natfiz-i-vtu.204138 2022-12-31 www.dnes.bg bg The occupation attempt of NBU was short-lived and not comparable in scale to the Sofia University one, as the students soon realized that the higher-ups within the university hierarchy were on their side (having actually participated in the protests), which would defeat the purpose of a prolonged standoff within the university buildings.https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/10/28/2169891_i_aulata_na_nov_bulgarski_universitet_beshe_okupirana/ И аулата на Нов български университет беше окупирана (допълнена) 4 January 2018 28 October 2013 bg dnevnik.bgDaynov 2017 316-317 In a statement read to the public on 25 October 2013, the occupying students explained that they were: "...angered by the systemic violations of constitutional order in the country by the current government led by Plamen Oresharski". Among their objectives was to force the resignation of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski's government and see new general elections as soon as possible. The occupation was backed by approximately 600 academics, though the occupiers did not constitute a majority among either the students or members of staff at Sofia University.http://tv7.bg/Добро-утро-България-/Клипът-в-YouTube-е-акт-на-безсилие-_l.102_i.10054653.html Клипът в YouTube е акт на безсилие 11 April 2014 2 December 2013 bg TV7 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314055251/http://tv7.bg/%d0%94%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%be-%d1%83%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be-%d0%91%d1%8a%d0%bb%d0%b3%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%8f-/%d0%9a%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%bf%d1%8a%d1%82-%d0%b2-youtube-%d0%b5-%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b5-_l.102_i.10054653.html 14 March 2016 November: March of Justice, second attempt to siege Parliament and reduced intensity of occupations On 10 November 2013, March of Justice was organized on the 24th anniversary of 10 November 1989 events (resignation of the former communist head of state Todor Zhivkov), which led to the protests against the left-wing Oresharski cabinet gaining new momentum.2013-11-10 Bulgarian students protest to demand government resignation Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-protests-idUSBRE9A90AP20131110 2022-12-31 On 12 November 2013, the anti-government protesters on the 152nd day of anti-government protests attempted to siege Parliament for a second time (the first time being 23–24 July).Protesters Try to Storm Parliament Building in Sofia Sofia News Agency https://www.novinite.com/articles/155484/Protesters+Try+to+Storm+Parliament+Building+in+Sofia 2022-12-31 www.novinite.com Pro-protest sources alleged that close to 7000 police employees had been deployed in order to stifle the protests that were joined by the occupying students.Dinev 2014 115 On that date, the police received signals of provocateur infiltrations and possible arson threats against the Parliament. Tension also developed between protesters and police officers after a demonstrator jumped on a deputy's car close to National Assembly Square.http://www.videonews.bg/novini/video/boi-i-skachane-po-koli-action-i-na-gultite-paveta-pri-izlizaneto-na-deputatite Скачане върху колата на депутата Кутев: eкшън и на жълтите павета (ексклузивно видео) 20 February 2014 12 November 2013 bg videonews.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140225081544/http://www.videonews.bg/novini/video/boi-i-skachane-po-koli-action-i-na-gultite-paveta-pri-izlizaneto-na-deputatite 25 February 2014 In the assessment of student protest leader Ivaylo Dinev, a much higher citizen turnout as well as better coordination and unity between protester groups (some were entirely committed to peaceful demonstrations, while others were more radically minded) could have brought down the government on that date.Dinev 2014 115-117 One of the most iconic images of the protests was also captured on 12 November - a photo of a tearful teenage girl hugging a sympathetic police officer in full riot gear.https://www.dnevnik.bg/politika/2019/10/02/3971296_razplakanoto_momiche_ot_protesta_prez_2013_g_veche_e/ Разплаканото момиче от протеста през 2013 г. вече е кандидат за кмет 11 July 2020 2 October 2019 bg dnevnik.bg On 13 November, the occupation of Plovdiv University came to an end, with the students vowing to redirect their activities to Sofia.http://www.dnesplus.bg/News.aspx?n=629165 Падна окупацията в Пловдивския университет 12 February 2014 13 November 2013 bg dnesplus.bg On the same date, the occupying students in Sofia wrote an official note in which they explicitly distanced themselves from Boyko Borisov and denied having sought any support from GERB.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1173540 "Ранобудните студенти" към Борисов: не чакаме да ни оглавите, а да си тръгнете 12 August 2014 13 November 2013 bg dariknews.bg In addition to the protests that took place every day, a massive protest was organized by GERB on 16 November in Plovdiv,http://plovdivnews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40574%3A40574&catid=34%3Apartii&Itemid=76 Protest organized by GERB 5 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002500/http://plovdivnews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40574:40574&catid=34:partii&Itemid=76 4 March 2016 with the number of participants estimated as close to 15,000 by the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs,http://dartsnews.bg/News/59474 МВР брои: 50 000 за БСП, 15 000 за ГЕРБ 9 December 2013 16 November 2013 bg dartsnews.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131212005936/http://dartsnews.bg/News/59474 12 December 2013 and by the labor unions on 20 November in Sofia.Trade Union Rally Pushes Aside Protesters http://www.novinite.com/articles/155711/Trade+Union+Rally+Pushes+Aside+Protesters 5 July 2015 On 18 November, the student occupation of Sofia University was partially lifted, with the Aula Magna room becoming the only exclusive domain of the occupiers and restrictions on access to the university premises remaining in place.http://www.bnews.bg/article-91432 Университетът отвори! Окупацията падна частично! 12 January 2014 18 November 2013 bg bnews.bghttp://novinar.bg/news/do-sedmitca-su-zarabotva-na-palni-oboroti_NDQ2OTsxMDc=.html До седмица СУ заработва на пълни обороти 12 January 2014 18 November 2013 bg novinar.bg On 20 November, the students protested together with the taxi drivers and some of the syndicates (though the participation of the latter two was regarded as half-hearted) in the vicinity of the National Assembly. The student participants were unsuccessful in laying siege to the National Parliament due to the heavy concentration of police officers in the area and engaged in "performance demonstrations".Dinev 2014 132-134 December: Holiday protests with emigrant involvement On 2 December 2013, the protests started with a demonstration by leading Bulgarian actors who made a symbolic funeral of the Parliament.Актьори с нова акция срещу правителството Актьори с нова акция срещу правителството - Общество - Стандарт Нюз 2 December 2013 http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/aktyori_s_nova_aktsiya_sreshti_pravitelstvoto-216460.html 5 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706120007/http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/aktyori_s_nova_aktsiya_sreshti_pravitelstvoto-216460.html 6 July 2015 One of them, Filip Avramov, made an emotional appeal for resignation of the government in front of a reporter of the Bulgarian National Television. The general turnout continued to be low, with the protests attracting between 200 and 300 participants.Georgiev 2013 442 December was a month of Christian holidays which was feted with protests on Christmas.Resignation on Christmas] facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/1429790293917695/?notif_t=plan_user_invited 2022-12-31 www.facebook.com en On 26 December 2013, approximately 3000 protesters (including many emigrants who had returned for the holidays) held a rally in front of the Parliament. Analysis conducted by Gallup Research noted that December had seen somewhat of a reduction in intra-societal tensions compared to November, though the conclusion was reached that the potential for further protests was still very much in the picture.http://fakti.bg/bulgaria/84266-galap-obshtestvenoto-naprejenie-se-uspokoava Галъп: oбщественото напрежение се успокоява, протестният потенциал, обаче, остава като цяло висок 29 December 2013 18 December 2013 bg fakti.bg Timeline and Events after 2013 January 2014: End of first occupation wave, Siderov scandal and new short-lived university occupation" On 10 January 2014, the protesters against the cabinet of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski blocked for a while the traffic in front of the Council of Ministers.http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n323546 FOCUS Information Agency 5 July 2015 10 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140110190841/http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n323546 dead While the protest turnout remained low, the central parts of the city near the main government buildings saw a heavy police presence due to tip-offs suggesting that illegal disruption activities of a radical nature were being planned and the date coinciding with the 17-year anniversary of the 1997 siege and storming of the Parliament.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1194652 Обявиха край на мирния протест, обмислят радикални действия на 10 януари 18 March 2014 27 December 2013 bg dariknews.bghttp://dnes.dir.bg/news/ostavka-protest-izbori2013-15908488?nt=9 Стотици полицаи напразно чакаха протест (снимки) 10 January 2014 10 January 2014 bg dnes.dir.bg In the late evening hours of 13 January 2014, the occupying students held a general meeting and subsequently decided to fully lift the occupation of Sofia University, thus vacating the Aula Magna room. One of the participants commented that the students recognized the need to break the cycle of predictability and from now on would concentrate their activities in the areas of the city close to the National Parliament. The students from the South-West University in Blagoevgrad followed suit by declaring the occupation of their institution of higher education to be over.http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2014/01/14/2202976_buntut_na_studentite/ Бунтът на студентите – как започна, как се разви и какво постигна окупацията на университетите 14 January 2014 14 January 2014 bg capital.bghttp://dnes.dir.bg/news/izbori2013-okupatzia-ranobudnite-studenti-15931039?nt=10 Ранобудните студенти прекратиха окупацията (обновена) 14 January 2014 14 January 2014 bg dnes.dir.bg On 15 January 2014, the protests continued during the opening session of the National Parliament for the new year (though the number of participants remained in the hundreds), with the added demand that the MEPs vote for the revocation of Volen Siderov's parliamentary immunity – the Ataka party leader had earlier in the month been involved in a confrontation with the French cultural attaché for Bulgaria, Stéphanie Dumortier, a Bulgarian airplane passenger and Varna-based police officers.http://bnr.bg/post/100287030/dnes-shte-se-provedat-protesti-v-podkrepa-svalaneto-na-deputatskia-imunitet-na-volen-siderov Протести в подкрепа на свалянето на депутатския имунитет на Сидеров пред парламента 27 January 2014 15 January 2014 bg bnr.bg Siderov also had on numerous occasions criticized the protesters, dismissing their demands as illegitimate and anti-patriotic.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=663170 Сидеров за протестите: платени агитки на Сорос и ГЕРБ 28 March 2014 25 August 2013 bg sega.bg Besides that, he had voiced disapproval at the police's leniency towards the anti-Oresharski crowd, perceiving the demonstrators as a threat to the normal functioning of the Bulgarian government institutions,Shemtov 2013 61 and suggested "citizen's arrests" for certain demonstrators.Klisarov 2014 116-117 During the demonstrations, Biser Milanov and fellow members of the National Liberty movement (Bulgarian: Национално движение "Свобода"), who were identified by some of the protesters as having affiliations with Nikolay Barekov's party "Bulgaria without Censorship" (Bulgarian: "България без цензура") and being driven by an interest in discrediting the protests,http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/01/15/2220185_malobroen_protest_posreshtna_deputatite_poiavata_na/ Малоброен протест посрещна депутатите, появата на Петното разгневи демонстранти (допълнена) 27 January 2014 15 January 2014 bg dnevnik.bghttp://novanews.novatv.bg/news/view/2015/10/13/127045/%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%82%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D1%82-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BC-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-/ Бисер Миланов - по пътя от затвора към политиката 22 November 2015 13 October 2015 bg Georgieva, Dessislava Nova TV were arrested by a specialized squad of the Bulgarian police on the insistence of the prosecutor-general due to a criminal charge filed against Milanov (unrelated to his immediate presence at the protests).http://www.bnews.bg/article-95879 Арестуваха Бисер Петното и сие пред парламента (видео) 27 January 2014 15 January 2014 bg bnews.bg Milanov is currently on trial for allegedly uttering threats against a female protester on 6 July 2013, inciting racial hatred against dark-skinned refugees on 2 November 2013 and behaving in a threatening manner during a TV broadcast.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/01/28/2229349_sudut_ostavi_biser_milanov-petnoto_v_aresta_video/ Съдът остави Бисер Миланов-Петното в ареста (видео) 8 February 2014 28 January 2014 bg dnevnik.bg http://www.dnes.bg/temida/2014/06/30/srs-otloji-za-ianuari-deloto-sreshtu-petnoto-za-rasova-omraza.230744 СРС отложи за януари делото срещу Петното за расова омраза, препис от обвинителния акт не бил връчен на втория подсъдим 18 August 2014 30 June 2014 bg dnes.bg He spent time in prison between January and August 2014.http://www.dnes.bg/temida/2014/08/12/pusnaha-biser-milanov-petnoto-na-svoboda.235454 Пуснаха Бисер Миланов - Петното на свобода, СРС му определи гаранция от 5000 лв. 18 August 2014 12 August 2014 bg dnes.bg In an interview with journalist and TV host Martin Karbovski, the chairman of the National Liberty movement, Yordan Bonev, claimed to have attended a meeting with Boyko Borisov in mid January 2014 (alongside Biser Milanov), during which the possibility of organizing a massive anti-government demonstration had been discussed.http://tv7.bg/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%81-%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0_l.48_i.10084285.html Йордан Бонев за срещите си с властта 8 February 2014 2 February 2014 bg tv7.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011509/http://tv7.bg/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%81-%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0_l.48_i.10084285.html 22 February 2014 While Barekov has corroborated this (though he has downplayed his own association with Milanov),http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1975207961 Провали се "очната ставка" между Бареков, Борисов и Петното 18 May 2014 10 April 2014 bg news.ibox.bg Borisov has denied any knowledge of such a gathering having taken place.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/01/30/2230977_borisov_nauchih_za_petnoto_predi_godina_kogato/?ref=rss Борисов: научих за Петното преди година, когато говореше, че ще сваля ГЕРБ, и с Бареков ни свалиха (видео) 8 February 2014 30 January 2014 bg dnevnik.bg Yordan Bonev had also been implicated as a provocateur during the February 2013 demonstrations against the Borisov cabinet.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?sid=2013062000040000404 И СКАТ пробва да провокира протестите 30 January 2015 20 June 2013 bg Iliev, Lyudmil segabg.com On 25 January 2014, the protest in the Sofia University started again, with a new occupation.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/01/25/2227457_studenti_koito_okupiraha_otnovo_dlujni_sme_da_podnovim/ България - Студенти, които окупираха отново: Длъжни сме да подновим протестите (видео) - видео - Dnevnik.bg dnevnik.bg 25 January 2014 5 July 2015 The stated demands included the resignation of the government, a dissolution of the National Parliament and the stepping down of university dean Ivan Ilchev.http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=3076424 Манол Глишев: oкупацията ще продължи до оставка на правителството 29 January 2014 27 January 2014 bg 24chasa.bg In addition, alleged provocations on the part of university staff members during the previous strike action as well the conclusions of the European Commission's most recent report on Bulgaria have been cited among the trigger factors for the university students' decision to renew the occupation.http://www.bnews.bg/article-96725 Нови окупатори превзеха СУ, искат оставка и на Илчев 27 January 2014 25 January 2014 bg bnews.bg The leading figures behind the new occupation were profiled as belonging to a "radical wing" of the previous occupying students (who had been against their colleagues' decision – that was taken in mid January – to restore full access to the university facilities for the staff and non-occupying students)http://www.dw.de/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8/a-17387933 Кои са новите окупатори? 27 January 2014 26 January 2014 bg Deutsche Welle (Bulgarian edition) and did not receive the full backing of all the previous participants in the occupation,http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1224079828 Не съм съгласен с новите окупатори, обяви един от Ранобудните 27 January 2014 27 January 2014 bg news.ibox.bg some of whom adopted the stance that the timing of the occupation was not well-chosen and had caused them to postpone the public debate in the form of round table discussions, which was supposed to begin on that date and was envisioned as a new phase of the protest.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/01/25/2227594_ranobudnite_se_razgranichiha_ot_novata_okupaciia/ "Ранобудните" се разграничиха от новата окупация, Ивайло Динев и други студенти я подкрепиха 14 February 2014 25 January 2014 bg Dnevnik bg It has also been suggested that the new student protesters did not shun the politicization of their activities, as they were seeking a "decapsulation" and unlike the other occupiers were open to cooperating with political parties and civil society organizations that are in opposition to the Oresharski government,http://news.ibox.bg/material/id_763664318 Само ние сме държавата, обявиха окупаторите на СУ 27 January 2014 27 January 2014 bg news.ibox.bg as well as with football fan clubs.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1208648 Тони Господинов: поискахме подкрепа и от футболните агитки, за да ни защитят от вандализми 27 January 2014 27 January 2014 bg dariknews.bg There were discussions regarding the possibility of starting a second occupation at Plovdiv University as well, but the idea was eventually discarded by the students.Dinev 2014 165 On 27 January 2014, counter-occupiers attempted to enter the university grounds and demanded that the occupation come to an end; police eventually arrived on the scene to prevent any arguments from arising between the occupiers and their opponents.http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/razchistvat_alma_mater-223564.html Разчистват Алма матер 29 January 2014 28 January 2014 bg standartnews.com On 28 January 2014, the new occupiers voluntarily lifted the occupation after intensive negotiations with administrative personnel, university staff and fellow students (including some key figures behind the first occupation), though some of them stated that they had faced undue pressure to come to such a decisionhttp://news.ibox.bg/material/id_886435356 Прекратиха окупацията на Софийския университет 28 January 2014 28 January 2014 bg news.ibox.bgDinev 2014 167-168 and also expressed disappointment that they did not receive sufficient support from the wider society.http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_892071885 Инфантилна обществена реакция провали окупацията на СУ, смятат "Ранобудните" 28 January 2014 28 January 2014 bg news.ibox.bg The likelihood of a forceful eviction by the police was also cited as a contributing factor to the limited duration of the second university-based protest.Dinev 2014 166 Opinion polls confirmed that the second occupation did not garner the same approval as the first one, with less than 50% of Bulgarian citizens expressing encouragement for the actions of the occupiers.http://agroplovdiv.bg/17526/%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83/ Ректорът проф. Иван Илчев сезира прокуратурата за новите окупатори 16 May 2014 26 January 2014 bg agroplovdiv.bghttp://offnews.bg/news/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_17652/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84-%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%9D%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0-%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B8_294413.html?page_which=7 Проф. Баева: няма окупация на университет, която е постигнала целта си 16 May 2014 30 January 2014 bg offnews.bg In the aftermath, the possibility of a third occupation was not ruled out.http://fakti.bg/bulgaria/87095-sofiiskiat-universitet-s-nova-ohrana Софийският университет с нова охрана, в дните на окупацията са провалени 16 изпита и от това са засегнати най-малко 800 студенти 18 April 2014 28 January 2014 bg fakti.bg http://www.btv.bg/video/shows/neka-govoriat/videos/hladnokravno-za-protestite.html Хладнокръвно" за протестите, разговор с Август Попов и Манол Глишев 18 April 2014 2 February 2014 bg btv.bg February 2014: Multifaceted issues and continued subsiding of protest activities On 1 February 2014, Justin Tomms, Miriana Zaharieva and other informal protest leaders officially registered the non-governmental organization "Movement for European Unity and Solidarity" (Bulgarian: Движение за европейско обединение и солидарност), which was expected to soon become a new political party, though it was not able to take part in the European elections. The members of DEOS do not envision themselves as a "protest party", but a regular liberal-leaning faction.http://www.novini.bg/news/182312-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D1%83-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%83%D1%87%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F.html Протестиращите срещу Орешарски си учредяват партия 5 March 2014 4 March 2014 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140305152219/http://www.novini.bg/news/182312-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D1%83-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%83%D1%87%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F.html 5 March 2014 On 6 February 2014, student and other protesters demonstrated by carrying banners against the mafia, expressing outrage and opposition to the deputies' decision to raise their personal work salaries after months of constant protests.http://www.cross.bg/leva-ranobydnite-minimalnata-1394896.html#axzz2tKAHdRXc "Ранобудните" протестираха срещу увеличението на депутатските заплати 14 February 2014 6 February 2014 bg cross.bg On 7 February 2014, student and other protesters showed their anti-government stances by carrying and throwing around computer mice in front of the Parliament building, criticizing what they view as the government's reluctance to implement a system of electronic voting.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1214504 Компютърни мишки "летяха" срещу парламента (СНИМКИ И ВИДЕО) 9 February 2014 7 February 2014 bg dariknews.bg On 9 February 2014, some of the participants in the 2013 Bulgarian protests against the Borisov cabinet rallied on the streets of Sofia and Plovdiv in commemoration of the events that took place in February 2013. While they did not call for a resignation of the Oresharski cabinet, the protesters expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of action taken by Oresharski (and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova) against the monopoly companies, lamenting the lack of significant transformations in the economic realm in the 12 months since the end of the Borisov cabinet's tenure.http://btvnews.bg/gallery/bulgaria/obshtestvo/uchastnitsi-vav-fevruarskite-protesti-otnovo-na-ulitsata.html Участници във февруарските протести отново на улицата 9 February 2014 9 February 2014 bg bTV.bg 22 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222090027/http://btvnews.bg/gallery/bulgaria/obshtestvo/uchastnitsi-vav-fevruarskite-protesti-otnovo-na-ulitsata.html The newly formed party Bulgaria without Censorship was among the main organizers of the citizen gatherings.http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/uchastnici-ot-fevruarskite-protesti-povtariat-iskaniiata-6004980 Участници от февруарските протести повтарят исканията си 9 February 2014 9 February 2014 bg vesti.bg In late February 2014, mostly with the consent of the demonstrators, the protest tent cities in the area of the National Parliament were taken down in preparation for the Bulgarian national holiday celebrations held on 3 March.http://hashtag-bg.com/articles/7498/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0 Махнаха и последните палатки пред парламента 2 March 2014 26 February 2014 bg hashtag.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140303020604/http://hashtag-bg.com/articles/7498/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0 3 March 2014 March 2014: Preparing the ground for a referendum and Karadere controversy The major activity of the March protesters was the collection of signatures for the holding of a referendum on electoral rules. Thus they applied pressure on the government for the referendum to take place together with the European elections.http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_67671275 Протестърите "откриха сезона" с искане за референдум 15 March 2014 12 March 2014 bg news.ibox.bg A number of pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian protests took place near the Russian embassy in Sofia during that month, with alleged provocateurs who had previously attempted to create discord during the anti-Oresharski demonstrations, participating in the pro-Russian rallies.http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/politika/rusofili-sreshtu-rusofobi-na-protest-v-sofiia-6006965 Русофили срещу русофоби на протест в София, без напрежение и сблъсъци минаха двете прояви пред посолството на Русия в столицата; в групата на русофилите имаше хора на Петното и поддръжници на Башар Асад; ИТАР-ТАСС съобщи само за проруската проява 18 December 2014 7 March 2014 bg vesti.bg After it became known that the government had given green light to construction works in the Karadere area, massive protests on 23 March 2014 were held in the cities of Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna; and a counter-protest in Byala.http://www.mediapool.bg/protesti-sreshtu-zastroyavaneto-na-karadere-v-tri-grada-kontraprotest---v-byala-news218280.html Протести срещу застрояването на Карадере в три града, контрапротест - в Бяла Mediapool.bg 23 March 2014 5 July 2015 The protesters expressed their view that the few environmentally well-preserved areas in the country should not be turned into concrete landscapes. Allegations have surfaced that architect Georgiy Stanishev, brother of Sergei Stanishev, had been behind this project, but he has denied any involvement.http://www.webcafe.bg/id_488983052_S_Kara_dere_darpat_spusaka_za_novi_protesti С Кара дере дърпат спусъка за нови протести 28 March 2014 20 March 2014 bg webcafe.bg April 2014: Renewed attention on Peevski and anticipation of the European elections A new wave of protests occurred in April after rumour spread in the media that Delyan Peevski would be included in the elections list of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) for the upcoming European Parliament election that are going to take place in late May.ДПС изстрелва Делян Пеевски в европейска орбита http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=694121 2022-12-31 SEGA Online A group called "Делян Европеевски" (en Delyan Europeevski) had already been created in Facebook with the motto 'We did not allow the mummy's boy to be appointed in DANS, let us not allow him to be elected in the European Parliament'. As of 10 April 2014, the group reached more than 700 followers. On 9 April 2014, a protest took place in front of the building of the Council of Ministers.2014-04-09 Кандидатурата на Пеевски за евродепутат провокира нов протест https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2014/04/09/2277961_kandidaturata_na_peevski_za_evrodeputat_provokira_nov/ 2022-12-31 Dnevnik bg The protesters organized themselves using the social network. May 2014: Low profile of protest gatherings and European elections campaigning On 12 May 2014, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Council of Ministers to mark the 333rd day of protests (as well as one year since the 2013 Parliamentary elections that were held ahead of schedule). The protesters took a detour from their usual route towards the National Parliament and Eagles' Bridge, marching in the direction of the MRF and BSP party headquarters. Members of "protest network" also extended an invitation to Peevski to discuss with them his European Parliament campaign as well as his positions on the main EU-related debates.http://www.mediapool.bg/protest-sabra-stotitsi-v-tsentara-na-sofiya-na-333-ya-den-ot-danswithme-news220131.html Протест събра стотици в центъра на София на 333-я ден от ДАНСwithme 16 May 2014 12 May 2014 bg Mediapool.bg A small protest and counter-protest were held on 28 May, during the first Parliament session in the aftermath of the European Parliament election, which saw an unsatisfactory performance of the main governing electoral alliance Coalition for Bulgariahttp://news.ibox.bg/news/id_2003384464 Протестче и контрапротестче пред НС 29 May 2014 28 May 2014 bg Nedkova, Vanina news.ibox.bg and were interpreted by experts as being likely to strengthen the protest potential (with a more prominent political involvement in the demonstrations) due to the continued decline of the legitimacy of the government.http://eprints.nbu.bg/2760/1/%D0%94%D0%9F%D0%9A%20%D0%9C%D0%94,%20%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B9'2014.pdf Доклад за политическата констелация май 2014 - анализ и прогноза за позиционирането на институциите като фактор на политическата (не)сигурност 27 May 2016 June 2014 bg R!SK Management Lab, New Bulgarian University Shortly after the EP elections, Peevski decided against becoming a member of the European Parliament, explaining that his motivation to participate in the election process had stemmed from a desire to simply restore his reputation.http://www.mediapool.bg/praven-kazus-v-tsik-okolo-otkazite-na-peevski-i-stanishev-ot-ep-news220867.html Правен казус в ЦИК около отказите на Пеевски и Станишев от ЕП 13 June 2014 28 May 2014 bg Paunova, Polina Mediapool.bg June 2014: Political developments sideline protests On 5 June 2014, MRF leader Lyutvi Mestan held a press conference, announcing that the results of the recent European Parliament election make it impossible for the Oresharski cabinet to fulfill its full mandate. He sketched out three different early election scenarios, expressing a preference for them to be held at the end of 2014. The MRF party's statements were widely regarded as an indication that the junior coalition party has withdrawn its support from the government, making its prospects to continue to be in charge of decision-making quite slim.http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_756791337 ДПС поиска оставката на кабинета 11 June 2014 5 June 2014 bg Nedkova, Vanina news.ibox.bg Mestan has downplayed the role of the protests or the configurations in Parliament as a reason for his declaration.http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/271716 Отиваме на избори! Местан даде 3 варианта за парламентарен вот 11 June 2014 5 June 2014 bg blitz.bg Disagreements between the MRF and BSP regarding the possible implementation of the South Stream energy project have been identified as one additional factor behind the change in the coalition dynamics.http://frognews.bg/news_71380/ Руски медии: кабинетът в България пада заради Южен поток 11 June 2014 10 June 2014 bg Frognews frognews.bg The nationalist Attack also joined the calls for a resignation of the government, stating that it was no longer in a position to support it, criticizing the lack of sufficient social policies implemented by the cabinet and the "bowing down to American pressure" due to Oresharski's decision to put a stop to South Stream. The Prime Minister's choice of action regarding the energy project was not reflective of a consensus within the ranks of the BSP party and some prominent socialist politicians were taken aback and expressed disapproval.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=702259 БСП е в шок и от решението на Орешарски за "Южен поток", има ли договор със строителя и на каква стойност се оказа търговска тайна 15 December 2014 10 June 2014 bg Gocheva, Rumyana Boncheva, Yuliana sega.bg In the aftermath of Mestan's announcement, Stanishev voiced support for compulsory voting and on 10 June insisted that the early elections be held by the end of July.http://www.dnes.bg/redakcia/2014/07/23/razvodyt-bsp-dps-kraiat-na-kabineta-oresharski.232656 "Разводът" БСП-ДПС – краят на кабинета "Орешарски", вижте хронология на последните дни на правителството 10 August 2014 23 July 2014 bg Angelov, Krasimir dnes.bg Stanishev was overruled by his party colleagues regarding his idea for prompt July elections and BSP confirmed that it will be entering talks with the other main parties and the president of the country Rosen Plevneliev, so that an exact date for the early elections could be agreed upon.http://www.mediapool.bg/bsp-ne-podkrepi-lidera-si-za-ostavka-na-kabineta-i-izbori-prez-yuli-news221313.html БСП не подкрепи лидера си за оставка на кабинета и избори през юли, Станишев получи мандат да води левицата на предсрочния вот, Кадиев си тръгва от политиката, Нинова - от зам.-шефското място в парламентарната група 11 June 2014 10 June 2014 bg Mediapool.bg A jubilee protest took place on 14 June in Sofia and a few other major cities, with a number of the protest leaders holding a press conference in the area close to the people's library in the capital.http://www.mediapool.bg/edna-godina-po-kasno---danswithme-pita-koga-news221488.html Една година по-късно - ДАНСwithme пита "Кога?" 14 June 2014 14 June 2014 bg Mediapool.bg Estimates suggested a turnout in the high thousands.http://offnews.bg/news/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_17652/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%82-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%94%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%A1withme-366-%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B8_349918.html#ad-image-0 Протестът се завърна: хиляди в сърцето на София празнуват ДАНСwithme 366 (снимки) 19 June 2014 14 June 2014 bg offnews.bg On 17 June, following a meeting in the presidency that saw the presence of Rosen Plevneliev, Plamen Oresharski and the leaders of all the parties represented in the National Parliament, a consensus was reached that the early elections will be scheduled at some point between 28 September and 12 October.http://www.president.bg/news2014/izyavlenie-na-prezidenta-rosen-plevneliev-sled-izvanrednoto-zasedanie-na-konsultativniya-savet-za-natsionalna-sigurnost.html Изявление на президента Росен Плевнелиев след извънредното заседание на Консултативния съвет за национална сигурност 19 June 2014 17 June 2014 bg Bulgarian Presidency official website president.bg During the negotiations, anti-government demonstrators, Ataka sympathizershttp://www.focus-news.net/scandal/2014/06/17/4679/ksns-i-protesti.html КСНС и протести 19 June 2014 17 June 2014 bg focus-news.net and affiliates of the citizen movement "Today" (Bulgarian: Гражданско движение "ДНЕС") (who set up a symbolic round table with the photos of all the main politicians to emphasize their message of national unity) held various protests simultaneously.http://expressnews.bg/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%81/%D0%BD-9687 Протест пред президентството преди КСНС 19 June 2014 17 June 2014 bg expressnews.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155145/http://expressnews.bg/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%81/%D0%BD-9687 14 July 2014 On 27 June, after another meeting of the heads of all the major parties (Attack was the only one not represented, as Volen Siderov did not attend, but Nikolay Barekov participated in the negotiations despite his party then holding no seats in the National Parliament), the date of 5 October 2014 was fixed for the next election. The 42nd National Assembly was set to dissolve itself on 6 August 2014.http://expressnews.bg/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%81/%D0%BD-9687 След консултациите на "Дондуков" 2: парламентът се разпуска на 6 август, институциите гарантират безпроблемната работа на банките, декларират запазването на валутния борд 18 July 2014 29 June 2014 bg expressnews.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155145/http://expressnews.bg/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%81/%D0%BD-9687 14 July 2014 The protests are believed to have helped mobilize the Bulgarian electorate to vote in the 2014 European Parliament elections.Leviev-Sawyer 2015 46 July 2014: Government resignation and end of protest activities On 17 July 2014, Mihail Mikov announced that the government would likely resign on 23 July and the National Parliament was prepared to subject the matter to a vote on that date.http://www.mediapool.bg/pravitelstvoto-podava-ostavka-na-23-yuli-news222739.html Правителството подава оставка на 23 юли, БСП отказва да гласува нов дълг, ГЕРБ с нови ултиматуми, aктуализацията на бюджета и съдбата на КТБ се решават от новата власт 18 July 2014 17 July 2014 bg Mediapool.bg At 17:59 (Bulgarian time) on 23 July, Oresharski submitted his resignation. On that date, protests had occurred in order to put pressure on the government to keep its promise to resign and a "Protest of joy" (Bulgarian: "Протест на радостта") took place in the aftermath of Oresharski's depositing of his resignation. http://www.novini.bg/video/7587-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8.html "Протест на радостта" след оставката на Орешарски 9 August 2014 23 July 2014 bg novini.bghttp://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/20_dushi_izprashtat_oresharski-247303.html 20 души изпращат Орешарски 18 August 2014 23 July 2014 bg Belchev, Zahari (агенция Стандарт Общество) standartnews.com The resignation was accepted in the National Parliament on the next day, with 180 MPs voting "for", 8 "against" and 8 abstaining.http://www.mediapool.bg/ostavkata-na-kabineta-e-prieta-news222990.html Оставката на кабинета е приета, президентът свиква консултации с партиите 25 July 2014 24 July 2014 bg Mediapool.bg A caretaker government was then expected to assume power to prepare the ground for the October elections after the major parties declined to form a new cabinet.http://www.mediapool.bg/bsp-varna-mandata-za-sastavyane-na-nov-kabinet-news223025.html БСП върна мандата за съставяне на нов кабинет 25 July 2014 25 July 2014 bg Mediapool.bg August 2014: Caretaker government takes power Georgi Bliznashki's government was announced on 5 August and began its two-month mandate on the next day. On 6 August, in accordance with the previously made agreement among the main parties, Rosen Plevneliev officially disbanded the National Parliament. http://www.mediapool.bg/prezidentat-razpusna-ns-i-nasrochi-izborite-na-5-oktomvri-news223391.html Президентът разпусна НС и насрочи изборите на 5 октомври 9 August 2014 6 August 2014 bg Mediapool.bg On 10 August, in an open letter to the media, Krasimira Medarova stated that she had requested from the president to step down from her position as minister in charge of the preparation for the early elections in order not to impede the work of the caretaker government after her appointment faced criticism from citizen organizations, protest network and the Reformist Bloc due to a presumed conflict of interest because of her previous affiliations with GERB. http://www.mediapool.bg/krasimira-medarova-se-otteglya-ot-posta-ministar-za-izborite-news223542.html Красимира Медарова се оттегля от поста министър за изборите, постът може да бъде закрит, а конституционният съдия Емилия Друмева ще помага за изборите законотворчески 12 August 2014 10 August 2014 bg Mediapool.bg Medarova's case also sparked discussions regarding the viability of a separate ministerial post for the organization of the electoral processes and caused some controversy due to creating the impression that protest network was applying undue pressure on the provisional government.Interview with Asen Genov, Petyo Blaskov and Svetlana Sharenkova, Btv radio, 12 August 2014. http://www.cross.bg/izborite-mrezha-protestna-1425073.html#axzz3AAw08Wn0 Шаренкова: не трябва да има министър на изборите 12 August 2014 12 August 2014 bg cross.bg BSP has publicly criticized the composition of the caretaker cabinet, viewing it as almost exclusively consisting of figures affiliated with GERB, the Reformist Bloc and protest network. The issue has been the cause of media cross-fires between the two main political parties in Bulgaria. http://dnes.dir.bg/news/gerb-naznachenia-sluzheben-kabinet-izbori2013-reformatorski-blok-protestna-mrezha-17261936 БСП: кабинетът е ГЕРБ-РБ-протестъри. ГЕРБ: oпорна точка 24 August 2014 22 August 2014 bg Misheva, Gergana dnes.dir.bghttp://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4258377 Атанасова: служебното правителство не е на ГЕРБ, това е поредната опорна точка на БСП 24 August 2014 22 August 2014 bg trud.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233425/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4258377 3 March 2016 Volen Siderov has also suggested that protest network plays a prominent role in the caretaker government."АТАКА" пита: участвал ли е правосъдният министър в погрома над партийната централа?, Ataka newspaper, p. 4, 22–28 August 2014, Retrieved 31 August 2014. Counter-protests Main activities and societal feedback The first counter-protest was held on 23 June, in the vicinity of the National Palace of Culture.http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2164024 25-и ден контрапротест пред НДК 13 December 2014 21 July 2013 bg 24chasa.bghttp://www.bnews.bg/article-95126 Контрите спират с протестите: Орешарски е бетон! 12 January 2014 6 January 2014 bg bnews.bg Counter-protests were said to be paidhttp://www.mediapool.bg/bsp-i-dps-si-dokaraha-hora-ot-stranata-sreshtu-antipravitelstveniya-protest-v-sofiya-news210140.html Специално за отхвърлянето на президентското вето БСП и ДПС си докараха хора от страната срещу антиправителствения протест в София, управляващите използват своите симпатизанти като жив щит срещу опита на протестиращите да окупират НС 15 April 2014 16 August 2013 bg Mediapool.bg (see protests and counter protests in Ukraine – Euromaidan), a practice that had started earlier with the paid protesters of extreme right-wing party Ataka, which was documented by National Television of Bulgaria. The practice of paid counter protesting started almost as soon as the large protests against Oresharski occurred (early August 2013http://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/104330/13_ti_den_na_kontraprotest 13-ти ден на контрапротест 12 November 2013 8 July 2013 bg bnt.bg https://archive.today/20131112190215/http://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/104330/13_ti_den_na_kontraprotest 12 November 2013) and had its peak with the massive counter-protest that was organized by the BSP and DPS with priorly scheduled trains for the paid protesters on 16 November in SofiaВижте въздушни снимки от митингите в София и Пловдив www.24chasa.bg 16 November 2013 https://www.24chasa.bg/novini/article/2450297 and even against Plevneliev who showed democratic sympathies and as seen by some on the side of the anti-Oresharski protesters, with the number of participants estimated as close to 50,000 by the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the 16 November counter-protest, there were some concerns mainly expressed by pro-protest activists that the government sympathizers (especially those from the MRF, many of whom have Turkish heritage) could come into close proximity with the Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia football fans who were expected to attend The Eternal Derby (first leg of a Round 2 Bulgarian Cup match), which could spark a confrontation, but the day passed by without any serious incidents.http://offnews.bg/news/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_4/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D0%A6%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%90-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%81-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0_267597.html Фенове на "Левски" и ЦСКА: политиците търсят провокация с митинга в деня на мача 20 February 2015 15 November 2013 bg offnews.bg The amicable hug between Lyutvi Mestan and Sergei Stanishev at Eagle's Bridge came to be widely interpreted as a symbolic gesture of forgiveness on the part of MRF, bearing in mind the BSP predecessor party's role in the orchestration of the Process of Rebirth in the 1980s. For this and other reasons, former vice-chairman of the MRF and Ahmed Dogan right-hand man Osman Oktay has been highly critical of the nature of the BSP-MRF relationship dynamics.http://politikata.net/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BB/110646/ Местан проговори за прегръдката и целувката с БСП 20 February 2015 5 February 2015 bg politikata.net 20 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150220232624/http://politikata.net/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BB/110646/ On 22 July, around 30 pro-government protesters demonstrated in front of the French embassy in Sofia, frowning upon what they saw as the French ambassador Philippe Autié's interference in Bulgaria's internal affairs due to his support for the anti-Oresharski rallies.Shemtov 2013 27http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2165848 Френският посланик покани на разговор контрапротестиращи 13 December 2014 22 July 2013 bg 24chasa.bg Since August 2013, the main leaders of the counter-protest movement also started organizing tours around the country, visiting different cities in order to speak in front of the local inhabitants.http://www.livenews.bg/kontraprotestyt-v-leten-rezhim-trygva-na-obikolka-iz-stranata-2371.html Контрапротестът в летен режим, тръгва на обиколка из страната 6 April 2014 6 August 2013 bg livenews.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092828/http://www.livenews.bg/kontraprotestyt-v-leten-rezhim-trygva-na-obikolka-iz-stranata-2371.html 7 April 2014http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2224185 Контрапротестът се пренесе в Нова Загора 6 April 2014 10 August 2013 bg 24chasa.bg Around mid August, the counter-protests began to take place concurrently with the anti-government protests.http://www.radio999bg.com/?id=12965 Напрежение между протест и контрапротест пред НС. Заседанието започна 7 April 2014 16 August 2013 bg radio999bg.com As of late August 2013, the counter-demonstrators claimed to have collected 384,000 signatures in support of the government.http://www.manager.bg/%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-384-%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8 Събраха 384 хил. подписа в подкрепа на Орешарски 20 February 2014 29 August 2013 bg manager.bg The pro-government citizens also accused the president of abandoning his duty as a national unifier and signed petitions calling for his removal from office.http://fakti.bg/bulgaria/71125-kontraprotestat-plevneliev-e-kukla-na-konci Контрапротестът: Плевнелиев е кукла на конци 20 April 2014 7 July 2013 bg fakti.bghttp://www.fes.bg/files/custom/library/2013/Berichte%20und%20Analysen/Barometar_Godina13_Broj3_Juli_September_2013.pdf Барометър – политическите партии в България: юли-септември 2013 (p. 2) 2 March 2014 1 October 2013 bg fes.bg They instead extended support to vice-president Margarita Popova.https://www.balkanleaks.eu/media/bsptrolls/2013-09-02-2013-09-10.pdf Интернет Активности Отчет, 01.09. - 10.09.2013 (pp. 6-7) 11 May 2014 11 September 2013 bg balkanleaks.eu https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222329/https://www.balkanleaks.eu/media/bsptrolls/2013-09-02-2013-09-10.pdf 12 May 2014http://www.mediapool.bg/vitseto-popova-vleze-v-otkrita-konfrontatsiya-s-plevneliev-news220235.html Вицето Попова влезе в открита конфронтация с Плевнелиев, oбвини го за подкрепата към протестите и стигна до внушения за "групировки, кръгове, отбори 16 May 2014 15 May 2014 bg Mediapool.bg The counter-protests generally saw a lesser turnout compared to the anti-government protests and according to an Alpha Research survey (taking into account the period between 19 and 27 August) were backed by approximately one third of Bulgarian citizens.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=664183 Алфа рисърч": недоволството от кабинета расте 12 November 2013 1 September 2013 bg segabg.com While endorsing the right of any national to peacefully protest, president Rosen Plevneliev has depicted the counter-protests as a Bulgarian innovation and also expressed a concern that they could cause further alienation between citizens of disparate ideological persuasions.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/11/20/2186796_plevneliev_kontraprotestut_e_bulgarska_inovaciia_i/ Плевнелиев: контрапротестът е българска иновация и трябва да се замислим за ефекта му 2 December 2013 20 November 2013 bg dnevnik.bg The counter-protests have been derisively labeled as "manifestations" by pro-protest activists such as Asen Genov due to supposedly lacking the organic nature of the anti-government ones and not being representative of civil society.Genov 2013 297 According to Anna Krasteva, the year 2013 "professionalized" the counter-protest, making it an integral and recurring feature of protests in Bulgaria.Kanev Todorov 2014 478 In early January 2014, Radoslav Gochev, one of the main organizers of the counter-protests, stated that they will be discontinuing any further events or demonstrations due to their belief that the government has now consolidated its position at the helm of the country. However, he also warned that the pro-government demonstrators remain fully prepared to hit the streets once again if the need arises. Around 50 counter-protesters gathered close to the official entrance of the National Assembly on 15 January while the first session for the new year was being held in response to the presence of two groups of anti-government demonstrators on the other sides of the building.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1202038 Протест и контрапротест пред парламента 15 January 2014 15 January 2014 bg dariknews.bg Conspiracy theories about the protests A number of the supporters of the counter-protests have voiced suspicions regarding the purported involvement (including the alleged offering of remuneration) of influential US-based activists and think tanks in providing impetus for the demonstrations, http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/210442 В окото на протеста, кои плетат мрежите 30 September 2014 11 July 2013 bg Екип на blitz blitz.bghttp://www.mediapool.bg/2013-balgarskiyat-teatar-treto-deistvie-news215141.html 2013: Българският театър, трето действие 27 January 2014 31 December 2013 bg Mediapool.bg though this remains a fringe view among scholars.Smilov Vaysova 2013b 21 Similar conspiracy theories have been espoused by figures like Biser Milanov (who did not self-identify as a counter-protester, but was believed to fit this description by protest activists),Протестна Мрежа 2013 531 who made a statement at the Council of Ministers in August 2013, in which he affirmed that his "National Liberty" movement would only support the government if it took adequate measures against "paid protesters", entailing granting them permission to create "volunteer patrols" who would operate together with police officers and apprehend "all protest organizers who are driven by a desire to promote George Soros' interests in Bulgaria".http://tv7.bg/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-_l.1_i.9800131_c.36.html Орешарски се срещна с протестиращите 8 February 2014 9 August 2013 bg tv7.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011512/http://tv7.bg/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-_l.1_i.9800131_c.36.html 22 February 2014 Rapper Mihail Mihaylov, who was described in the media as "one of the faces of the counter-protests",Gochev 2013 294 in a similar fashion expressed dismay at the alleged meddling of outside agents in Bulgarian affairs and in addition to that criticized the Borisov Government for its supposed authoritarian tendencies, thus subscribing to the argument that GERB was bound to be the beneficiary of any anti-government protests.http://www.duma.bg/node/59363 Михаил Михайлов: падне ли правителството, губим демокрацията 8 February 2014 30 July 2013 bg duma.bghttp://www.monitor.bg/article?id=413463 Шамара: Борисов плаща на реформаторите 8 February 2014 6 January 2014 bg monitor.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140222023333/http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=413463 22 February 2014 According to research conducted by the Sofia Open Society Institute covering the months of June and July, only 7.4% of respondents cited the concern that GERB could return to the helm of the country as being among their reasons for refusing to participate in a protest. Journalist Petar Volgin, who was noted for his anti-protest philosophy in contrast to other media anchors,http://www.fmd.bg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fmd-bulgarian-media-monitoring-2013-report.pdf Хаштагът срещу медиите: политическият възход на социалните мрежи - български медиен мониторинг 2013 (p. 3) Фондация "Медийна демокрация" в сътрудничество с фондация "Конрад Аденауер" 15 April 2014 even though he participated in the early phase of the demonstrations,Daynov 2017 312, 330 echoed some of the sentiments of the conspiracy theorists, maintaining that the spontaneity of the protests only persisted until about their fifth day, after which they were taken over by a collection of interested "political engineers" – right-wing activists, GERB affiliates and "tipping point" circles with close connections to selected oligarchs.Volgin 2013 228 Columnists associated with the Ataka party compared the protests to the Otpor! movement, from whose activists the "early rising students" are alleged (in other sources) to have drawn inspiration and received guidance,Ditchev 2019 70 as well as the various colour revolutions that are also purported to have been sponsored by pro-US activists and NGOs that are claimed to promote undesirable political correctness norms in Eastern European countries.http://www.vestnikataka.bg/2013/11/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8/ Какви са активистите соросоиди? 7 December 2013 22 November 2013 bg Ataka newspaper Thus, foreign agents were deemed capable of exerting an influence of the momentum and intensity of the protests, with one of the speculations being that the government's decision to implicitly give the green light regarding the construction of a 7th unit of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (to be commissioned to American company Westinghouse), placated the pro-American NGOs in Bulgaria and brought about a dwindling in the protest waves.http://hashtag-bg.com/articles/4870/%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%81-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D1%81-%D0%BF%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82 Уестингхаус" подписа договора, протестиращите се кротнаха, правителството – с пълен мандат 7 April 2014 23 November 2013 bg hashtag-bg.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140409041914/http://hashtag-bg.com/articles/4870/%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%81-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D1%81-%D0%BF%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82 9 April 2014http://video.bgnes.com/view/45225 Велислава Дърева: протестът включва 10 протеста в себе си 7 April 2014 26 November 2013 bg bgnes.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080040/http://video.bgnes.com/view/45225 6 October 2014 During the protests and following their cessation, Volen Siderov has referred to them as "an attempt to pull off a Bulgarian Maidan".http://www.ataka.tv/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%3A-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D1%83-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0-c4758.html Сидеров: Борисов иска да ме очерни, защото му попречих да си върне властта 21 September 2014 26 March 2014 bg ataka.tv 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084253/http://www.ataka.tv/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%3A-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D1%83-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0-c4758.html"АТАКА" с Волен Сидеров от триъгълника на властта (Siderov, Volen on Alpha TV), Ataka newspaper, p. 3, 18 August 2014, Retrieved 31 August 2014. He has also alleged that Oresharski had a pang of conscience and decided to resign after refusing to accede to American demands (with the insistence to abandon South Stream being the only one to be made public) put forth during a meeting with John McCain in June 2014, which included (amongst others) providing the United States with a carte blanche to use Bulgarian military airports for the purpose of military and logistical actions in light of the Russo-Ukrainian war as well as sending Bulgarian troops to fight against the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine."АТАКА" с Волен Сидеров от Министерския съвет (Siderov, Volen on Alpha TV), Ataka newspaper, p. 7, 20 August 2014, Retrieved 31 August 2014. It has been alleged that parties such as BSP encouraged their supporters to flood Internet forums with anti-protest messages (attempting to divert discussions in the direction of conspiracy theories).Leviev-Sawyer 2015 128-129 Responses and Reactions Government response to the protests On 19 June, Oresharski acknowledged that he had made a political miscalculation with the DANS appointment and apologized to the protesters and the rest of the Bulgarian citizens, while also stating that stepping down would not be conducive to his overarching aim of restoring political stability. He also requested a grace period from the general public until a number of urgent social policy reforms are implemented.http://inews.bg/%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5-%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0-_l.a_c.327_i.298371.html Орешарски: oставката би задълбочила още повече хаоса, премиерът представи плана "Орешарски" пред народните представители 12 December 2013 19 June 2013 bg inews.bg Oresharski emphasized that he was always open to engaging in discussions with the protesters.http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/politika/oresharski-bil-gotov-na-dialog-s-protestirashtite-5895451 Орешарски бил готов на диалог с протестиращите, освобождаваме директора на митниците Ваньо Танов не само за лошо изпълнение на приходите, каза още премиерът в интервю за Нова телевизия 12 December 2013 1 July 2013 bg vesti.bg Minister of Education Aneliya Klisarova characterized the protests as motivational in the sense of providing further impetus for the government to work for the betterment of the country. However, she also criticized the occupation of the universities and expressed concerns regarding the nature of the student demands, seeing them as solely political rather than education-related.http://www.novini.bg/news/165153-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82.html Анелия Клисарова: протестите ни мотивират 12 December 2013 6 November 2013 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131108054507/http://www.novini.bg/news/165153-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82.html 8 November 2013 Sergei Stanishev and Oresharski maintained that the ongoing protests were an indication that the "chains of fear" that had gripped society and the media in previous years have been removed from the popular consciousness of the citizens.http://offnews.bg/index.php/239882/stanishev-za-100-dni-kabinetat-svali-okovite-na-straha-v-obshtestvoto Станишев: за 100 дни кабинетът свали оковите на страха в обществото 12 December 2013 10 September 2013 bg offnews.bg Valeri Zhablyanov, a BSP party deputy, insisted that from the outset the origins of the protest movement lied in an unwillingness to recognize the election results rather than opposition to the Peevski appointment, believing that they could thus set a dangerous precedent with regard to the stability of the democratic mechanisms in the country.http://zaman.bg/bg/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zaman-2013-25-bg.pdf До какво ще доведат протестите? 12 April 2014 June 2013 bg zaman.bg In late June 2013, the chairperson of the National Parliament Mihail Mikov criticized the general media coverage of the protests, stating that the ways in which the demonstrations were being framed could (alongside other factors) bring about their escalation, and urged media representatives to show responsibility and the necessary measure of calm when it came to their reporting.http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2100810 Михаил Миков: отразяването на протестите в медиите допринася за напрежението 29 January 2014 26 June 2013 bg 24chasa.bg Mikov's statement was in turn condemned by prominent journalists and media outlets as well as the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee due to being interpreted as indicating a potential willingness on the part of the government to infringe on media freedom.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/06/27/2091602_reakcii_za_obrushtenieto_na_mikov_kum_mediite/ Реакции за обръщението на Миков към медиите: разкачен от реалността до бумеранг към властта 29 January 2014 28 June 2013 bg Dnevnik.bghttp://www.mediapool.bg/mihail-mikov-ne-mozhe-da-dava-saveti-na-mediite-i-grazhdanskite-organizatsii-news208117.html Българският хелзинкски комитет разкритикува обръщението на шефа на НС: Михаил Миков не може да дава съвети на медиите и гражданските организации 29 January 2014 27 June 2013 bg Mediapool.bg 4 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140204022311/http://www.mediapool.bg/mihail-mikov-ne-mozhe-da-dava-saveti-na-mediite-i-grazhdanskite-organizatsii-news208117.html dead Oresharski, Minister of Interior Tzvetlin Yovchev as well as other members of the cabinet held a number of meetings with protest figures (in the Council of Ministers building), though doubts have been expressed with regard to the extent to which the people who took part in these discussions were sufficiently representative of the protest movement as a whole, with some of those staunchly opposed to the government even labeling the participants in these events as "convenient protesters".http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/protestirashti-predi-podkrepiat-kabineta-5925971 Протестиращи след среща с Орешарски: тези протести отвън не са наши, в изявления след разговори с премиера участниците обявиха различни срокове за подкрепа на кабинета – от 100 дни през 6 месеца до 4 години, гневни реакции в #ДАНСwithme 8 February 2014 12 July 2013 bg vesti.bg Since September 2013, the government tended to refer to the protests as explicitly political due to GERB supposedly showing its interest in assuming leadership of the demonstrations.http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/politika/stanishev-protestite-sa-politicheski-i-maskite-padnaha.html Станишев: протестите са политически и маските паднаха. Стана ясно, че ГЕРБ стоят зад протестите, посочи лидерът на БСП 12 April 2014 7 September 2013 bg bTV.bg 9 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109003021/http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/politika/stanishev-protestite-sa-politicheski-i-maskite-padnaha.htmlhttp://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2279088 Манолова: ГЕРБ и Реформаторският блок положиха доста усилия за организацията на протеста 18 April 2014 4 September 2013 bg 24chasa.bg MRF leader Lyutvi Mestan stated that the main opposition party (GERB) itself has a history of being closely linked to oligarchic structures.http://www.mediapool.bg/lyutvi-mestan-napadna-gerb-za-vrazkite-im-s-kraga-peevski-ktb-news211314.html Лютви Местан нападна ГЕРБ за връзките им с кръга "Пеевски-КТБ" 24 November 2015 19 September 2013 bg Mediapool.bg Public reactions to the protests While initially (prior to Peevski's resignation), opinion polls revealed that 85% of Sofia citizens were supportive of the protests (with only 23% declaring trust in the Oresharski cabinet),http://dnes.dir.bg/news/protest-alfa-risarch-izbori-2013-14214034 Изследване: 85% от българите подкрепят протестите 26 October 2013 19 June 2013 bg dnes.dir.bghttps://archive.today/20140410080846/http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/kazusat-peevski-i-protestat.html 85% от хората подкрепят протестите срещу Пеевски Btvnews.bg. 19 June 2013 approval for the protests dropped to 56% in mid July 2013 (with 37% expressing opposition to them and 48% believing them to be "politically motivated") based on nationwide surveys administered by Sova Harris.http://www.dnes.dir.bg/news/sova-haris-sotziologi%D1%87esco-prou%D1%87vane-izbori-2013-14437144?nt=10 Сова Харис: 56% от хората подкрепят протеста срещу правителството 26 October 2013 14 July 2013 bg dnes.dir.bg In the months of September and October, societal reactions to the protests continued to be mixed, with a relatively even split between pro- and anti-protest voices.http://news.ibox.bg/material/id_538777602 София разделена в отношението си към протестите 26 October 2013 12 October 2013 bg news.ibox.bghttp://www.investor.bg/ikonomika-i-politika/332/a/podkrepata-za-protestite-namaliava-sochi-prouchvane-na-galyp,159932/ Подкрепата за протестите намалява, сочи проучване на "Галъп" 12 November 2013 21 October 2013 bg investor.bg However, Alpha Research surveys (administered nationwide between 26 and 31 October as well as covering the period between 30 November and 8 December) indicated that the student protests enjoyed a slightly higher degree of popular support than the original demonstrations involving other societal members.http://offnews.bg/index.php/262488/alfa-risarch-60-ot-balgarite-podkrepyat-studentskata-okupatsiya Алфа Рисърч": 60% от българите подкрепят студентската окупация 12 November 2013 3 November 2013 bg offnews.bghttp://alpharesearch.bg/userfiles/file/1213_Public_Opinion_Alpha%20Research(1).pdf Обществени нагласи - декември 2013 22 April 2014 December 2013 bg alpharesearch.bg In response to Gallup Research questions regarding their voting preferences if the elections were to be held on the same day in which the October surveys were administered, approximately 22% of interviewees stated that they would likely pick the governing Bulgarian Socialist Party and circa 19% affirmed that they would be inclined to vote for the main one in opposition – Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, which was reflective of the parity when it came to popular support in the case of the two parties.http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2383360 Галъп": aко изборите са днес – БСП – 22,3%, ГЕРБ – 19,2% 27 October 2013 21 October 2013 bg 24chasa.bghttp://news.ibox.bg/material/id_1990275039 БСП печели 99 мандата, а ГЕРБ – 89 при нови избори 1 November 2013 31 October 2013 bg news.ibox.bg A petition entitled "Sofia without roadblocks" (Bulgarian: "София без блокади") was circulated in late July 2013 due to dissatisfaction on the part of some citizens because of the traffic disruptions on the main boulevards in the central part of the capital city and noise pollution as a result of the protest activities (caused by both protesters and counter-protesters). Former Bulgarian Interior Minister Bogomil Bonev was among the initiators of the petition.http://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/sabirat_podpisi_za_sofiya_bez_blokadi-202127.html Събират подписи за "София без блокади" 26 October 2013 27 August 2013 bg standartnews.com 90% of Sofia citizens insisted that protests were to be conducted in full compliance with the legal regulations pertaining to mass citizen gatherings.http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/227263 Сова Харис": 90% от софиянци искат протести в рамките на закона 26 October 2013 12 October 2013 bg blitz.bg The protests against the Oresharski cabinet were supported by 60 percent of Bulgarians, according to a poll by the independent Alpha Research for the month of November. Research conducted by the Sofia Open Society Institute (analyzing the political situation in the country over the course of the June and July months) reveals that the most active participants in the protests tended to be young (aged below 30 years), were based in the capital Sofia, leaned to the centre-right or right of the political spectrum and possessed a higher than average income.http://osi.bg/downloads/File/2013/OSI_public_opinion_July2013.pdf Обществено мнение и социални нагласи в България през юли 2013 г.(p. 27) 3 December 2013 July 2013 bg osi.bg 6 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131206230950/http://osi.bg/downloads/File/2013/OSI_public_opinion_July2013.pdf The middle class social stratum from Sofia has been singled out as constituting a core of the protest.Klisarov 2014 94http://pressadaily.bg/publication/31026-%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131226030053/http://pressadaily.bg/publication/31026-%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82/ usurped 26 December 2013 Годината на гнева, особености на българския протест – събуди ли се гражданското общество, или бунтът бе дискредитиран като идея? 3 April 2014 21 December 2013 bg Pressa Daily Similarly, Leviev-Sawyer believes that even during their short escalation phase in late July 2013, the demonstrations retained features of protests typical of the middle class.Leviev-Sawyer 2015 12-13 A generational gap as well as an urban-rural divide have been an aspect of the public reactions to the demonstrations, with those residing in non-urban areas and aged over 60 on the whole significantly less supportive of the protests.Spahiyski 2013 341–342http://news.ibox.bg/material/id_307468044 Протестите изправят София срещу страната, обяви "Галъп" 23 February 2014 11 July 2013 bg news.ibox.bgSimeonov 2013 204 Goranova identifies the primacy of economic over political concerns due to poverty, the presence of remnants of feudalist structures in the smaller cities and villages (causing a certain built-in reluctance to protest due to fears of job losses), the significant proportion of elderly people (who have a natural aversion to instability) and the lack of sufficient trust in the youth as some of the reasons for the lacking protest activities outside the major cities.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=659341 Страх и бедност душат протеста в провинцията, застаряващото население се страхува от революции, те са привилегия на младостта 15 March 2014 31 July 2013 bg sega.bg In addition, members of ethnic minority groups were generally not as favorably disposed to the protests,НЦИОМ 2013 313 with this finding especially applicable to ethnic Turks and Romani people who typically declared a lesser willingness to participate in demonstrations in comparison to ethnic Bulgarians. Confederation of Labour Podkrepa president Konstantin Trenchev, in an August 2013 interview, did not call for national strike action against the government, but cautioned that conditions may become ripe for resorting to such activities at some point in the autumn.http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2242344 Тренчев: наесен може да има национална стачка 30 January 2015 16 August 2013 bg trud.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20150203013443/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2242344 3 February 2015 The trade union has been criticized by some experts for violating the constitution by setting political targets for itself and engaging in the type of political activism that is the prerogative solely of political parties.Klisarov 2014 197-198 Figures provided by Gallup, based on interviews with more than 1000 citizens held between 9 and 16 January 2014, indicated that 40% believed that the protests should continue, with the same percentage of people having the opposite view.https://www.gallup-international.bg/32432/political-economic-index-january-2014/ Политически и икономически индекс – януари 2014 г. 19 June 2020 25 January 2014 bg gallup-international.bg A late January 2014 survey conducted by the Confederation of Independent Syndicates in Bulgaria revealed that at least one third of their members were adamant that Parliamentary elections need to be held alongside the upcoming European elections.http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/252545 КНСБ: всеки трети от работещите иска предсрочни избори 26 February 2014 25 February 2014 bg blitz.bg According to a Gallup poll, 43% of Bulgarians regarded the media reporting on the protests as objective, while 30% characterized the electronic and printed media outlets as displaying subjectivity in their coverage. Of the latter respondents, 19% considered the bias to be pro-protest and 11% identified it as pro-government.Галъп 2013 323 The electronic and print media in Bulgaria are generally regarded as tending to shy away from publishing materials explicitly critical of governments,Todorov 2016 80 but businessman and direct democracy supporter Petar Klisarov insists that the main media were passive and relatively objective in their reporting of the 2013 anti-Borisov protests while from the very beginning they unequivocally took the side of the protesters in their coverage of the anti-Oresharski movement.Klisarov 2014 218-219 According to academic Orlin Spasov, the protests saw significantly more intra-societal cleavages (Russophiles vs. Russophobes, communists vs. anti-communists and so on) compared to the winter discontent against Borisov's cabinet that mainly juxtaposed the political elites against the people, which made it much more difficult for the media anchors to cover them.http://www.kultura.bg/bg/print_article/view/21262 Покана за дискусия 20 November 2015 13 September 2013 bg Georgieva, Teodora kultura.bg International reactions to the protests In the first two months (prior to the minor escalation phase of 23–24 July), the protests did not receive significant coverage in international media, especially relative to the more numerous and violent demonstrations in Turkey, Brazil as well as the anti- and post-Morsi unrest in Egypt.http://www.mediapool.bg/balgarskiyat-protest-vleze-sred-vodeshtite-temi-na-svetovnite-medii-news209263.html Българският протест влезе сред водещите теми на световните медии, Орешарски пред "Уолстрийт джърнъл": няма да подавам оставка, понякога легендите надделяват над действителността 16 March 2014 24 July 2013 bg Mediapool.bg The protest activities and messages were endorsed by prominent European Union politicians such as European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding and also garnered the approval of the French and German ambassadors to Bulgaria, Philippe Autié and Matthias Höpfner.http://fakti.bg/mnenia/73125-balgarskite-protesti-eskalacia-na-naprejenieto-i-strahovete-na-vlastta Българските протести: eскалация на напрежението и страховете на властта 26 February 2014 31 July 2013 bg fakti.bgShemtov 2013 62-63 The latter two welcomed Rosen Plevneliev's call for a new morality in politics that was in accordance with European values, also emphasizing that there was a crisis of trust when it comes to the institutions and elites in the country as well as some worrying signs pertaining a concentration of media ownership, which could herald risks for the continued thriving of freedom of speech. The ambassadors praised both the protesters and the Bulgarian police for behaving in a way that was conducive to the peaceful expression of the civil society spirit. In addition, Autié and Höpfner stressed that the "oligarchic model" was not suitable for any country and could only lead to the creation of a "state within a state".Autié Höpfner 2013 365–366 Dutch ambassador to Bulgaria Karel van Kesteren referred to the protests as a "sign of hope" and the first clear instance of civil society rearing its head to clamor for the observance of European values since Bulgaria's accession to the EU. He also expressed disquiet about the role of Attack as well as its ability to influence proceedings and reminded the government that election wins are just one component of democracy that should not be a substitute for responsible governance and lack of secrecy in decision-making. His Belgian counterpart to Bulgaria Anik van Kalster stated that "the best solution [to the crisis of legitimacy] was the one that was widely supported by the society as a whole" and also played down the concerns that Belgian investments in Bulgaria could be negatively affected due to the political uncertainty. In relation to the Peevski situation, she reminded the government of the European Commission's insistence for certain standards to be respected when high-level appointments are made and the need for the primacy of the legal order to remain unchallenged. Van Kalster lauded the peaceful character of the protests and depicted them as a continuation of the February demonstrations, but with a higher premium placed on ideals and principles rather than economic issues.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/07/15/2103838_poslanicite_na_holandiia_i_belgiia_protestite_sa_za/ Посланиците на Холандия и Белгия: протестите са за идеали и принципи 6 March 2014 15 July 2013 bg dnevnik.bg In June 2013, Hannes Swoboda, President of the group of the S&D in the European Parliament, stated that the Oresharski government deserves support, maintaining that the social measures suggested by the cabinet were necessary for the country. He also commended Stanishev for being forward-looking and having a long record in promoting modernization. However, Swoboda criticized the appointment of Delyan Peevski as well as the decision to elect Volen Siderov as chairman of the Parliamentary commission for fighting corruption, warning the governing BSP party that it would need to go to extra lengths in order to preserve its values and provide a true "left alternative" to the Borisov cabinet (due to the BSP's alliance with the MRF and Ataka). He also emphasized that Bulgaria needed fundamental changes in its political system and urged the government to be constantly engaged in a dialogue with the wider society and prioritize the promotion of political transparency and democratic principles.Swoboda 2013 363–364 In Antoniy Galabov's view, PES' support for Stanishev was a risky strategy, as it could negatively affect the electoral fortunes for the European political party in the 2014 European election.Galabov 2013 398 The EU urged BSP and GERB to exhibit cooperative behaviour towards each other.http://www.mediapool.bg/borisov-varnahme-se-v-ns-zashtoto-taka-iska-bryuksel-news209322.html Борисов: върнахме се в НС, защото така иска Брюксел. Станишев отказа нови избори, за да не се заметат следите на ГЕРБ в управлението 12 May 2014 25 July 2013 bg Mediapool.bgKolarova 2013 479 French ambassador to Bulgaria, Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes, diagnosed Bulgaria's corruption problems as deeply rooted, stipulating that the underlying motivations for such protests had been brewing under the surface since the 1990s. He also acknowledged that a variety of anti-corruption measures have been implemented since the collapse of communism and observed that the country's xenophobia had not reached dangerous levels.http://www.mediapool.bg/prichinite-za-protestite-ne-sa-samo-v-tova-pravitelstvo-news213903.html Френският посланик у нас Ксавие Лапер Дьо Кабан: причините за протестите не са само в това правителство 12 May 2014 23 November 2013 bg Mediapool.bg Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a leading personality during the 1968 student protests in France, sent out a note, in which he expressed support for the Bulgarian student occupiers.Dinev 2014 71 Polish historian and prominent former anti-communist dissident Adam Michnik was more cautious in his assessment of the protests, stating that the main reason for them was the "lack of a political culture as well as an absence of a culture of compromise", which from his standpoint is still an issue for other Eastern European countries besides Bulgaria because of the effects of communism on the mentality of citizens and the paucity of democratic traditions. He sees the political elites as a reflection of society and emphasizes that in cases when fair elections bring unsympathetic "old [communist] apparatus" members to power, this needs to be accepted, as "democracy should apply to all, not only to those who are intelligent and have perfectly sound moral qualities".http://www.dnevnik.bg/analizi/2013/07/30/2113115_adam_mihnik_nie_sme_kopeletata_na_komunizma/ Адам Михник: ние сме копелетата на комунизма 15 March 2014 30 July 2013 bg dnevnik.bgNikolov 2013 338 Expert opinions Underlying and less explicit reasons for the protests Ognyan Minchev stressed that one of the main reasons behind the lack of legitimacy of the Oresharski government is that its coming to power was made possible by the actions of an oligarchic structure (formerly allied to Borisov) which used underhanded maneuvers to discredit GERB (including on the days prior to the parliamentary election), for example by demonizing Tsvetan Tsvetanov in the media,Leviev-Sawyer 2015 36 with this smear campaign unwittingly aided by the economic grievances against the GERB administration on the part of the citizens. He insists that currently the major issues are connected to Bulgaria being in a political crisis attributable to state capture.http://iris-bg.org/files/stID.pdf Политическата криза и дневният ред на промяната (pp.1–2) 2 March 2014 17 June 2013 bg iris.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20130627000204/http://iris-bg.org/files/stID.pdf 27 June 2013 Kozhouharov concurred with this viewpoint and in addition to that appraises the February protests as part of an orchestrated strategy to depose GERB and pave the way for the ascent of the current governing coalition.Kozhouharov 2014 48-51 Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Simeon Dyankov characterizes the formation of the Oresharski government as a "soft coup" due to the collusion of the other parties in the National Parliament against GERB.Åslund Dyankov 2015 215-216 Suspicions regarding the increased role played by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms party (whose support base is predominantly ethnically Turkish, Muslim Roma and Bulgarian Muslim)Kanev Todorov 2014 527 in the governance of the country were also identified as a catalyst for some elements of the protest movement.http://www.dw.de/%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD/a-16893461 Думата "турчин 19 June 2013 27 August 2013 bg Deutsche Welle Staunchly anti-communist politician Edvin Sugarev alleged that the Oresharski government intended to distance Bulgaria from the European Union and set the stage for bringing the country in the Eurasian sphere of influence in the long-term.Sugarev 2013 292 Characteristics of the protests Marking a creative shiftDitchev 2019 70 and vividly exemplifying a newly emerging protest culture, dominated by the youngest generations,Kanev Todorov 2014 514 the demonstrations have been praised for their authenticity in the expression of popular grievances,Boyadzhiev 2013 129 skillfully integrating "numerous colourful performance elements" in their repertoire,http://www.newmedia21.eu/analizi/protestite-na-parformansa/ Протестите на пърформанса 12 May 2014 9 January 2014 bg newmedia21.euKanev Todorov 2014 482-483 and have been characterized "as one of the first protest gatherings of a markedly political nature" since the beginning of the post-1989 transition, thus reflective of the sentiment that the governing elite has exhausted its credit of confidence.Galabov 2013 400 In contrast to the 1997 anti-government civil disobedience campaign, the protests have generally been described as "politicized" instead of "particized" because of the impetus for action coming from the protesters themselves rather than the charismatic leadership of influential politicians in opposition,Genova 2013 152 with a moral outrage lacking any significant economic underpinning providing the fuel for the demonstrations.Sugarev 2013 286 However, some analysts have nonetheless identified a strong political dimension to them, alleging that centre-right parties such as the UDF and the DSB were a driving force behind the protests,Klisarov 2014 155 which is also believed to have actually contributed to them gradually fizzling out.https://bnr.bg/radiobulgaria/post/100422708/edna-godina-protesti-sreshtu-pravitelstvoto-na-plamen-oresharski Една година протести срещу правителството на Пламен Орешарски 11 July 2020 16 June 2014 bg Tsenov, Atanas bnr.bg In addition, the protests are gauged to have brought about the resurfacing of some antagonisms on the axis of communism vs. anti-communism, which was typical of the political landscape in the 1990s,Kanev Todorov 2014 606 though political commentator Evgeniy Daynov disagrees, believing that they largely succeeded in transcending this divide, broaching new subjects for discussion not connected to the communism vs. anticommunism dichotomy.Daynov 2017 327-328 In cultural anthropologist Ivaylo Ditchev's view, it never became clear whether the protests were "left" or "right".Ditchev 2019 70-71 Achievements of the protests Depicted as part of a "second democratic revolution" in Bulgaria,Kanev Todorov 2014 450-451 the protests (as well as the previously held anti-austerity demonstrations) have been credited with bringing about the rebirth of civil society in the country,http://akademika.bg/2013/01/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%BE/ Проф. Петков: българското гражданско общество се събужда 23 November 2013 9 January 2013 bg akademika.bghttp://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2310072 "Икономист": раждането на гражданско общество. Ще имат ли траен ефект ежедневните протести на българите 23 November 2013 20 September 2013 bg trud.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131126170302/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2310072 26 November 2013 elevating it to an important arbiter of political processes,Трансформация на гражданските протести в Интернет (p. 151) http://www.unwe.bg/uploads/Alternatives/10-br4-2015-8.pdf Hadzhiev, Boyan Икономически и социални алтернативи, University of National and World Economy 2015 6 December 2015 and sparking a renewed interest in political issueshttp://www.dnevnik.bg/analizi/2013/11/19/2181341_silata_i_uspehut_na_protesta/ Силата и успехът на протеста 29 November 2013 19 September 2013 bg Dnevnik newspaper in addition to an increased awareness of the principles of representative democracy.Dimitrov Moskovska 2013 183–184Nikolov 2015 85 The demonstrations are also believed to have orchestrated a paradigm shift in the attitudes of Bulgarians, with the "exit" narrative pushed to the backstage by the one emphasizing "voice" and empowerment - while in previous years emigration from the country was viewed as the principal way to express opposition to pernicious practices on the government level such as corruption, in 2013 a new determination to stay in Bulgaria and "transform the state" emerged.Kanev Todorov 2014 484 Political scientist Ivan Krastev regards the protests as successful due to heightening the Bulgarian people's support for democracy and the European Union.Krastev 2013 453 According to Vasil Garnizov, as a result of them the government has become more responsive to the voice of the citizens by carefully evaluating public opinion with regard to certain policies (for example, in relation to the possible removal of the restrictions on smoking in eating establishments) and refraining from dabbling with controversial appointments,http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2013/09/20/2145073_broim_do_100_i_produljavame/ Броим до 100 и продължаваме...в какво успя протестът, в какво не и какво ще зависи от него оттук насетне 28 November 2013 20 September 2013 bg Capital newspaper though some analysts like historian Iskra Baeva cautioned that the overly generic and all-encompassing nature of the demands coupled with the tendency to deny the legitimacy of all political institutions in the country might not be the best approach for the protesters and was unlikely to yield constructive results.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1165316 Проф. Искра Баева: eволюцията е по-добър начин за постигане на цели от революцията 23 November 2013 28 October 2013 bg dariknews.bg Anna Krasteva believes that the anti-Oresharski demonstrations helped establish the protest as a strong source of political legitimacy, reducing the importance of other factors such as the representation of parties in the National Parliament or electoral percentages.Kanev Todorov 2014 477-478 Evgeniy Daynov opines that the protests helped define the parameters of Bulgarian politics in the 21st century.Daynov 2017 327 Criticism of the protests Violations of the law Author Hristo Stoyanov has been critical of the tendency to impute false intellectualism to some of those engaging in legal transgressions as a way of protest, seeing the methods employed by the protesters between 23 and 24 July 2013 as a threat to the fundamentals of Bulgarian democracy.Stoyanov 2014 99 Analyst Petar Klisarov has voiced his disapproval of the demonstrators (especially the emigrant students who participated in protests on 26 December 2013 and 3 January 2014) for flaunting Bulgarian legal regulations, for example by behaving disrespectfully towards police officers and blocking the city traffic on a whim, suggesting that they would have been much more disciplined and law-abiding if the activities were taking place abroad.Klisarov 2014 207-209 Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova is also claimed to have been overly permissive of the demonstrators at the expense of the other members of society.Klisarov 2014 212 Striving for depoliticization and protest exceptionalism Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov has criticized some of the protesters' tendency to be dismissive of the achievements of the Bulgarian transition since 1989, highlighting that Bulgarian civil society was already alive and kicking between 1996 and 1997.Interview with Ivan Kostov, Btv radio, 15 February 2014. According to a report generated by the "Laboratory for Governing Risks" (of which Kostov is a member) affiliated to New Bulgarian University, the protesters' refusal to accept any guidance from political figures as well as the general reluctance to add an explicitly political dimension to their actions, evidenced by the lack of a political program,Ditchev 2019 70 stifled the potential of their movement.http://komentator.bg/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%8F%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B8-%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8-n-9965 Костов: протестиращите не успяха да постигнат общи цели и мотиви 2 December 2013 2 December 2013 bg komentator.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131206021320/http://www.komentator.bg/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%8F%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B8-%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8-n-9965 6 December 2013 In this regard, the student occupiers are believed to have been relatively unsuccessful in broadening the appeal of their cause and reaching out to other members of society.http://eprints.nbu.bg/2720/1/%D0%94%D0%94%D0%98%20%D0%98%D0%94%20%D0%B7%D0%B0%20%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8,%20%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B8'2013.pdf Междинен доклад за гражданските протести (pp.6-7) 22 November 2015 November 2013 bg Risk Management Lab, New Bulgarian University Overemphasis on theatric elements Political scientist Boris Popivanov opined that the mass protests of the initial months were gradually replaced by smaller-scale demonstrations that emphasized "creative and artistic elements" as well as "aesthetic provocations", which were not well understood and difficult to relate to by the wider public.Защо утихват протестите 28 November 2013 bg Presa Daily (also published in printed edition) Thus, the accent on various theatric aspects was seen to have inadvertently obscured the underlying goal of forcing a government resignation.Kanev Todorov 2014 483 Political researcher Ivan Nachev suggested that the demonstrations needed to be held less frequently, but with a higher turnout, better organization and protest messages that were clearly formulated, so that the protest movement did not fall into the trappings of banalization. He also urged both the government and the protesters to show greater determination to find some sort of a middle ground when engaging in dialogue.http://www.focus-news.net/news/2014/01/07/1868059/politologat-ivan-nachev-antipravitelstvenite-protesti-da-se-provezhdat-vednazh-sedmichno-v-protiven-sluchay-se-banalizirat.html Политологът Иван Начев: aнтиправителствените протести да се провеждат веднъж седмично, в противен случай се банализират 14 January 2014 7 January 2014 bg focus-news.net Misplaced anticommunism and general anti-leftist orientation Popivanov characterizes the protests as exhibiting a strong anti-leftist slant, which in his view enabled the Bulgarian Socialist Party to consolidate its ranks and rally its supporters.http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=398719 Плевнелиев се дискредитира сам, задълбочава разделението, конфликтът между ГЕРБ и Реформаторския блок е предопределен 23 November 2013 4 September 2013 bg monitor.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005653/http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=398719 3 December 2013 The chairman of the Institute for Modern Politics, Borislav Tsekov, concurs with this assessment, deploring the "primitive anti-communism" espoused by the protesters due to being almost reminiscent of the spirit of McCarthyism.http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=417298 Плевнелиев търси конфронтация, а не реална реформа на избирателната система 19 February 2014 6 February 2014 bg monitor.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140225033753/http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=417298 25 February 2014 Left wing journalist Velislava Dareva, in addition to frowning upon the viscerally anti-communist rhetoric engaged in by the protesters, also believes that the protest lacked focus due to containing at least 10 different protester groups (demonstrating for hugely different reasons) within its ranks. However, the student occupiers have been described as somewhat less eager to jump on the anti-communist bandwagon.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/27/bulgaria-student-protesters-resign 'Resign!' – Bulgaria's protesters need a better slogan than that 28 November 2013 27 November 2013 Tsoneva, Jana Medarov, Georgi Guardian UK Left wing sociologist Andrey Raychev makes a distinction between "citizen" and "political" protests (with only the anti-Peevski phase of the demonstrations fitting the former definition) and maintains that parties were gradually learning the lesson that they could not simply "insert themselves" into a demonstration of the citizens, but need to carve out a separate niche.http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2477119 Андрей Райчев, социолог: нелепо е партии да се представят като граждански протест 28 November 2013 25 November 2013 bg 24 chasa Due to the perceived anti-leftist leanings of the protesters, quite a few left-wing commentators (somewhat paradoxically given that globally protests tend to resonate with those who are on the left side of the political spectrum) took a stand against the demonstrations.Kanev Todorov 2014 481http://www.omda.bg/page.php?tittle=%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BA_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%89%D1%83_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_-_2013-2014_%D0%B3.&IDMenu=548&IDArticle=4566 Списък на активните срещу протестите - 2013-2014 г. 30 November 2015 14 September 2014 bg omda.bg (originally published in Българската демокрация/Bulgarian Democracy) Political entrepreneurship and the student occupations Direct democracy proponent Petar Klisarov questioned the occupiers' motives, believing them to have been under the undue influence of political figures who would come to be associated with the Reformist Bloc.Klisarov 2014 175-178 Evgeniy Daynov, while sympathetic to the occupiers, noted that like in the case of most protests in Bulgaria's history, the students were once again rather late in joining the protest action.Daynov 2017 316 The student occupiers were criticized by senior officials from Sofia University for making the university an arena for political struggles by engaging in politically motivated activities, thus violating the internal regulations of the institution.Georgiev 2013 420 Inability of the protest to propose political alternatives and misreading of the economic § political situation Political scientist Deyan Kyuranov regarded the government figures as redeemable despite the Peevski debacle, attributing the calls for the resignation of the government to the inertia of the initial anti-Peevski protest wave rather than logically or morally grounded arguments.http://kultura.bg/web/%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE/ Деян Кюранов: скачане в нищото 2014-05-11 19 June 2013 bg kultura.bgKlisarov 2014 95 In August 2013, former Bulgarian Prime Minister and Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha commented that the protests were reflective of "certain stakeholders' willingness to make use of the imperfections of democracy to sow disunity and cause divisions" between protesters and anti-protesters, members of various ethnic groups as well as people with different personality traits. He also questioned the degree to which the protests were representative of the wider society and criticized the media's disproportionate coverage of the demonstrations as well as the media anchors' lack of objectivity (i.e. when reporting on the actions of police officers) due to [them] "becoming factors in determining the political processes" rather than relaying information.http://www.mediapool.bg/simeon-sakskoburggotski-kritikuva-protestite-sreshtu-kabineta-oresharski-i-mediite-news210461.html Симеон Сакскобургготски критикува протестите срещу кабинета "Орешарски" и медиите", "oпределени кръгове се възползват от несъвършенствата на демокрацията за постигане на задкулисни намерения 2014-08-10 24 August 2013 bg Mediapool.bg Analysts who tended to be opposed to the protests pointed out that Bulgarian society had begun to suffer from a "protest fatigue" and the majority of citizens wanted the government to be given a chance to implement its policy aims before casting judgment on it.Klisarov 2014 100-101 They also downplayed the parallels between the then anti-government wave and the 1997 demonstrations that brought down the cabinet envisioned by BSP because of their belief that the economic and financial climate in Bulgaria during Oresharski's tenure could hardly be depicted as being in an acute state of crisis.http://www.duma.bg/node/66992 Кольо Колев: oбществото се умори от протести 7 December 2013 22 November 2013 bg Duma.bg In this context, it is emphasized that the government was able to continue its mandate for longer than expected due to a combination of chance factors outside of its control (not necessarily related to the protests), including the reduction in the negative externalities because of the subsiding of the economic crisis and the relatively benevolent investment climate in Bulgaria as well as the lack of viable political alternatives.http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=693936 Oрешарски не ще да е сапьор в минно поле, правителството се радва на незаслужен късмет и оцелява по независещи от него причини 20 April 2014 8 April 2014 bg sega.bg The protests have also come under fire by some sources due to exhibiting a general spirit of negativity and placing illogical demands.Klisarov 2014 160-161 In October 2013, in an interview with Dnevnik, Ivan Kostov expressed the opinion that Peevski was certainly being demonized and took issue with the personal attacks against him, viewing them as unconstructive and not in line with European values.Georgiev 2013 403 Predictions and future eventualities Petar Mitev noted that despite the fact that there was a significant discrepancy in viewpoints between the government and the presidency, the former would not benefit from a strategy premised on seriously discrediting the latter, as this could lead to general political chaos and embolden the protesters.http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/politika/politolozi-protestat-izze-opozitsionnata-rolya-na-gerb.html Политолози: протестът иззе опозиционната роля на ГЕРБ 28 November 2013 27 August 2013 bg bTV.bg 6 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130906052004/http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/politika/politolozi-protestat-izze-opozitsionnata-rolya-na-gerb.html In November 2013, culturologist Ivaylo Ditchev, in a contribution for Deutsche Welle, analyzed some possible scenarios that could bring about a resignation of the government – his preferred one was a "moral catharsis of Bulgarian society", with students inspiring the support of wide segments of the intelligentsia, who in turn could convince a majority of ordinary citizens to join the anti-government wave. A Citizen Forum (reminiscent of the one established in 1989 Czechoslovakia) was to be created and serve as a guarantor for the cleansing of Bulgarian politics – the participants in it would set the tone for political discussions, but refrain from taking part in politics. However, he regarded this scenario as rather utopian and drew attention to the more realistic (if increasingly less appealing – from his standpoint – possibilities) – corporate and social issues like those related to health care causing a mass discontent and unions going on strike, triggering a paralysis of the country; "behind the curtain events" within the political echelons themselves, with GERB succeeding in using procedural tools (also with the tacit support of Western allies) to alter the balance of power in the National Assembly; the Attack party withdrawing its support for the government and emerging as the political face of popular protests inspired by nationalist causes (possibly attributable issues like the Syrian refugee crisis and illegal African migrants or concerns pertaining to the selling of Bulgarian land to foreigners). The latter scenario was considered to be especially problematic and as being incompatible with the underlying goals of the protest movement, because the new Parliament formed after such events would almost inevitably include fascist-leaning parties and would need to contend with significant polarization due to the presence of pro- and anti-European voices.http://offnews.bg/news/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8_289/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8-%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9D%D0%A1_263655.html Четири сценария за падането на НС 9 February 2014 6 January 2014 bg offnews.bg In April 2014, sociologist Mikhail Mirchev rated the cabinet's chances to fend off future storms as good, but cautioned that the MRF was not necessarily a reliable coalition partner (judging by the past history of the MRF-BSP coalition dynamics) and any erratic behaviour on their part could be a major factor in bringing down the government.http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4037385 Проф. Михаил Мирчев: кабинетът стабилен още дълго, ако ДПС не го издъни 12 May 2014 16 April 2014 bg 24chasa.bg German political researcher Daniel Kadick noted that it may be advisable for a protest party to be formed, so that the then status quo in Bulgaria would not be recreated after the next elections and in order for the electoral prospects of populist movements like "Bulgaria without censorship" to be reduced.http://www.dw.de/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%B5/a-17307348 Протестите, които не доведоха доникъде 14 January 2014 21 December 2013 bg dw.de Intellectual, theater critic and popular talk show host Yulian Vuchkov declared his support for the protests, maintaining that they were long overdue because of the political passivity of Bulgarians, but opposed early elections due to his belief that it will take time for a successful "professor party" to be formed, so that it could become a viable election challenger.Vuchkov 2013 155 Political analysts Tihomir Bezlov and Ruslan Stefanov suggested that tensions along political lines may manifest themselves in the aftermath of the next Parliamentary elections (while holding the view that the caretaker government would not have to deal with popular discontent) and did not believe that the protest potential had been exhausted. http://www.bnews.bg/article-113089 Експерти пред BNews, Политическата есен: ще има компромати, идат и протести! 2 October 2014 7 August 2014 bg Elefterova, Elitsa bnews.bg Economic assessments The security-related expenditures resulting from the protests (encompassing the period from 14 June to late November) have been evaluated as approximating 2 million BGN.http://www.mediapool.bg/blizo-2-mln-lv-struvali-na-mvr-nenormalnite-protesti-ot-yuni-nasam-news214132.html Близо 2 млн. лв. стрували на МВР "ненормалните" протести от юни насам 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 bg Mediapool.bg On 13 December 2013, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services amended its outlook for Bulgaria from "stable" to "negative", in part due to the political uncertainty that started with the February 2013 protests against the Borisov cabinet (and the then looming possibility of early elections as a result of the ongoing protests against the Oresharski cabinet). However, the country, as of mid December 2013, has retained its 'BBB/A-2' long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-13/s-p-revises-bulgaria-outlook-to-negative-on-low-economic-growth.html S&P Revises Bulgaria Outlook to Negative on Low Economic Growth 13 December 2013 13 December 2013 Bloomberg Elizabeth Konstantinovahttp://www.mediapool.bg/standard-end-puars-ponizhi-na-negativna-perspektivata-za-bulgaria-news214646.html "Стандард енд Пуърс" понижи на негативна перспективата за България, Министерството на финансите: прогнозата е повлияна от протестите 13 December 2013 13 December 2013 bg Mediapool.bg In June 2014, Standard & Poor's downgraded Bulgaria's short- and long-term credit ratings from 'BBB/A-2' to 'BBB/A-3' (though the country continues to be with a stable financial outlook), citing as the main reason the lack of political predictability.http://www.novini.bg/news/210192-standard-poors-понижи-дългосрочния-и-краткосрочния-кредитен-рейтинг-на-българия.html Standard&Poor's понижи дългосрочния и краткосрочния кредитен рейтинг на България 15 June 2014 13 June 2014 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140616182834/http://www.novini.bg/news/210192-standard-poors-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B6%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F.html 16 June 2014 Controversies associated with the protests Role of GERB A number of commentators have criticized GERB for piling on the pressure on the government by behaving in a fashion that was contrary to the underlying tenets of Parliamentarism due to on occasions refusing to register or participate in Parliamentary sessions and thus impeding the work of the National Assembly.http://www.bulgarica.com/2013/06/18/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0/ Протестите продължават – ГЕРБ напуска Парламента 22 November 2015 18 June 2013 bg Veselinov, Evgeni bulgarica.comKlisarov 2014 117 GERB brought forward a no-confidence motion against the government on 25 September 2013, but it could not be debated in the National Parliament, as its party representatives excused themselves from the proceedings.Shemtov 2013 41 Claims of paid protesters and counter-protesters Allegations have surfaced in the media of a small proportion of the protesters and the counter-protesters having received financial incentives in order to attend gatherings in opposition to or in support of the government (see also counter-protest section).http://www.mediapool.bg/spodelya-li-pes-obvineniyata-che-mezhdunarodni-npo-pomagat-na-protestite-v-bulgaria-news210581.html Споделя ли ПЕС обвиненията, че международни НПО помагат на протестите в България? 15 December 2013 28 August 2013 bg Mediapool.bghttp://burgas.topnovini.bg/node/60164 Предлагали по 80 лв. на студенти за участие в контрапротест 15 December 2013 3 November 2013 bg burgas.topnovini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131215205842/http://burgas.topnovini.bg/node/60164 15 December 2013http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/221837 Георги Флоров: aгенциите за статисти набират платени протестиращи 15 December 2013 12 September 2013 bg blitz.bg According to a BNT investigation, some of the Attack sympathizers received 30 leva per day to participate in protests (as a show of force in support of the nationalist party).Shemtov 2013 14 Foreign involvement in the protests On 30 August 2013, during a Roger Waters concert in Sofia, the protest slogan "Оставка!" ("Resignation!") was displayed on the main screen in red letters. While a number of Bulgarians regarded it as a nice gesture in support of the protests, rapper Mihail Mihaylov, one of the main figures lauding the counter-protesters, voiced sharp criticism, with some elements in favor of the anti-government demonstrations also expressing disapproval due to their belief that the politicization of such public events contradicted some of the values the protest movement was premised upon.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/08/31/2132339_vuv_feisbuk_za_akciiata_ostavka_na_rodjur_uoturs_ot/ Във "Фейсбук" за акцията "Оставка" на Роджър Уотърс: oт платена от Сорос до контраконцерт 15 December 2013 31 August 2013 bg dnevnik.bg On 17 July 2013, then French ambassador to Bulgaria Philippe Autié took part in a protest march.Shemtov 2013 24 Following the end of his term as ambassador in September 2013 (when he was succeeded by Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes), Autié was not honoured with the Order of Stara Planina, which has been the custom in the case of foreign ambassadors. While it has been suggested that the reason was the ongoing reconsideration of the circumstances as to when foreign diplomats are to be granted such official distinctions, other interpretations have suggested that Autié missed out on an award because of the solidarity he expressed with the demonstrators.Shemtov 2013 38Nikolov 2015 91 However, on 1 October 2014, Autié and his German counterpart Matthias Höpfner received Bulgaria's most prestigious national decoration.http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4342147 Плевнелиев връчи ордени "Стара планина" на Матиас Хьопфнер и Филип Отие 12 December 2014 1 October 2014 bg trud.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20141215075739/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=4342147 15 December 2014 On 11 November 2013, former American ambassador to Bulgaria James Pardew was allowed to enter the premises of the occupied Sofia University. This raised eyebrows among the students opposed to the occupation, who demanded an explanation given that access had been denied to university administrators, academics and students not in favour of the occupiers' approach.http://worldtodaybg.com/2013/11/11/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%8E-%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%83/ Как Джеймс Пардю влезе в СУ 13 December 2014 11 November 2013 bg worldtodaybg.comhttp://www.bnews.bg/article-91549 Уникален скандал - студенти скочиха: защо и как Джеймс Пардю проби окупацията? 13 December 2014 19 November 2013 bg Kolchakova, Sonya bnews.bg The main spokesman for the occupying students Ivaylo Dinev claims that Pardew was not permitted to go inside the university building by student security (as the students were not fully convinced in the sincerity of his motives), but did speak to three of the student representatives inside the university premises.Dinev 2014 91-92 Infiltration by undercover agents and provocation attempts Despite being generally disciplined and non-violent with a high degree of success in reining in disruptive and subversive participants compared to previous anti-government movements in Bulgaria, the protests were not spared the involvement of agent provocateurs, some of them supposedly linked to Biser Milanov's "Liberty" national movementhttp://offnews.bg/index.php/254895/den-126-horata-na-petnoto-probvaha-provokatsiya-na-protesta Ден 126: хората на Петното пробваха провокация на протеста 17 December 2013 17 October 2013 bg offnews.bghttp://offnews.bg/index.php/274058/petnoto-otide-pri-ranobudnite-studenti-s-oferta-za-satrudnichestvo-video Петното отиде при Ранобудните студенти с оферта за сътрудничество (видео) 29 December 2013 4 December 2013 bg offnews.bg and Pavel Chernev (former member of Attack and then leader of the "Freedom" party (Bulgarian: партия "Свобода"), who subsequently distanced himself from Volen Siderov, becoming a major critic of him),http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/06/18/2084928_stotina_bivshi_sportisti_vodeni_ot_pavel_chernev_se/ Стотина бивши спортисти, водени от Павел Чернев, се включиха в протеста 10 February 2014 19 June 2013 bg dnevnik.bg though both of them have denied any ulterior motivations, with Chernev explaining that his entourage of young men in sporting attire were falsely labeled a provocateur group, when in actuality they had intended to protect the regular protesters from militant members of the Attack.http://dnes.dir.bg/news/protest-ataka-izbori-2013-14202782 Разкриха провокатори на протеста, 9 задържани 12 February 2014 18 June 2013 bg dnes.dir.bg 9 people alleged to have been attempting to disrupt the protests and encourage the commission of illegal acts were detained by the police during the protest activities of 18 June and 22 were apprehended on 23 June.http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/politsiyata-zadarzha-provokatori-na-protesta.html 22 провокатори задържани от полицията, един от организаторите на недоволството призова гражданите да подкрепят полицията 17 December 2013 23 June 2013 bg bTV.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20130828155552/http://btvnews.bg/article/bulgaria/politsiyata-zadarzha-provokatori-na-protesta.html 28 August 2013 Scandals between Attack members and protesters On 17 June 2013, there were tense scenes between sympathizers of the Attack and anti-government demonstrators close to the headquarters of the nationalists on Vrabcha Street, with some objects being thrown by both sides. The protesters have accused the Attack leadership of betraying the trust of the people and "phony nationalism" by refusing to vote against the formation of a government that includes the MRF.http://dnes.dir.bg/news/naprezhenie-volen-siderov-ataka-izbori-2013-14194749 Атакисти и протестиращи се замеряха с камъни и бутилки, има ранени 12 February 2014 17 June 2013 bg dnes.dir.bgKlisarov 2014 117-118 According to media reports, 3 people suffered light injuries and 1 person was arrested.Shemtov 2013 13 On 28 October 2013, journalists from the TV7 news channel and Alfa TV (the media anchor of the Ataka party) were prevented from entering the university premises and reporting on the Sofia University occupation by a small number of students, security officers and anti-government demonstrators.Протестна Мрежа 2013 531http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/230226 БЛИЦ TV: oкупатори на война с екипите на TV7 и "Алфа", вижте как гонят журналистите с обиди и освирквания 18 December 2013 28 October 2013 bg blitz.bg In the evening of 8 November 2013, MP Desislav Chukolov and some other members and sympathizers of the Ataka party confronted a group of students who had been overheard chanting "Resignation!" near the headquarters of the Bulgarian National Television. In the ensuing commotion, a glass of red wine was spilled on Chukolov's shirt. Five students were subsequently arrested by the police, but were released on the next day without any charges pressed against them, though Chukolov has stated that he may take the matter to the courts.http://www.bnews.bg/article-90741 Караници пред БНТ – скандал с Чуколов завърши с 5-има в ареста 18 December 2013 8 November 2013 bg bnews.bg On 8 January 2014, Attack party deputies entered the Nova TV building and angrily demanded an explanation from protest activists Tsvetozar Valkov and Viktor Stoyanov who were being interviewed by host Milen Tsvetkov. Valkov and Stoyanov were wearing face masks of Volen Siderov and had previously participated in demonstrations in favour of revoking the Attack leader's parliamentary immunity. Nova TV staff emphasized that they had on numerous occasions extended invitations to Attack members to debate with other guests on Tsvetkov's show, but the Attack functionaries had rebuffed them, preferring to go about their endeavour through illegal means.http://www.mediapool.bg/ataka-organizira-poredna-televizionna-invaziya-news215359.html Атака" организира поредна телевизионна инвазия 2 March 2014 8 January 2014 bg Mediapool.bghttp://pik.bg/%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%86%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B2%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%89%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F-%E2%80%9E%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%E2%80%9D-news136166.html Лидерът на протестите Цветозар Вълков ще съди телевизия "Алфа 2 March 2014 10 January 2014 bg pik.bg Disputes between occupying students and academics On 27 November 2013, the occupying students filmed two professors from Sofia University who were celebrating a birthday and the conferral of a professorship while drinking alcohol on the premises of the university (outside working hours).http://www.mediapool.bg/ranobudnite-studenti-razbutaha-ot-moralni-podbudi-zapoya-na-prepodavateli-v-su-news214129.html Среднощна алкохолна милиция в университета, Ранобудните студенти разбутаха от "морални" подбуди запоя на преподаватели в СУ 11 April 2014 29 November 2013 bg Mediapool.bg While some commentators were critical of the academics for setting a bad example and possibly violating university policies, others condemned the students for going overboard in their desire to pontificate about morality and for supposedly being motivated by revanchism (because the two professors had publicly opposed the occupation).http://www.btv.bg/video/shows/lice-v-lice/videos/ranobudnite-studenti-po-kazusa-s-prof-draganov.html Ранобудните студенти по казуса с проф. Драганов 11 April 2014 7 April 2014 bg btv.bg Ivaylo Dinev, one of the leading figures behind the first occupation, later regretted the decision to make the clip available to the general public, calling it a strategic and moral mistake, as it shifted the focus of the wider society on a relatively unimportant issue, caused the student protesters to lose some outside support, and created friction within the ranks of the occupying students themselves. He also acknowledged that drinking alcohol (by both students and academics) during special occasions had always been regarded as being compatible with the ethos of the university.Dinev 2014 135-136 Measures employed by governmental, police and non-governmental entities to dissuade and discredit protesters On 21 August 2013, Lidiya Yordanova, the head of the Bulgarian national sociological agency NCIOM (Bulgarian: НЦИОМ) was dismissed from her position by Mihail Mikov for disciplinary reasons. Shortly before that, NCIOM had provided figures suggesting a 60% public approval for the demonstrations, which is alleged to have possibly played a part in the then chairman of Parliament's decision.Shemtov 2013 35-36 On 22 September 2013, during celebrations of National Independence Day in Veliko Tarnovo, police officers confiscated and destroyed anti-government posters from protesters.Shemtov 2013 41 In mid November 2013, some Oresharski statements were interpreted as implying that public servants who take part in protests could be given the sack (which was criticized as anti-constitutional, with GERB referring the matter to the European Commission and the Association for European Integration and Human Rights informing the prosecutor-general of Bulgaria), but the Prime Minister subsequently clarified that only those who protest during their working hours could face the risk of being fired (Bulgarian legal regulations stipulate that civil servants may not engage in political activism in the workplace).http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=675325 Орешарски: чиновници ще се уволняват само ако протестират в работно време 8 February 2014 20 November 2013 bg segabg.com Around the same time, allegations appeared in the media that the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had provided BSP deputies with "bullet points", which were to be used as a blueprint by them when making statements about the anti-government protests.http://www.mediapool.bg/skandal-bsp-s-oporni-tochki-za-diskreditirane-na-protesta-news213516.html Технология на манипулацията - скандал: БСП с "опорни точки" за дискредитиране на протеста 13 June 2014 13 November 2013 bg Mediapool.bg In January 2014, more than 40 football supporters from various fan clubs were called into police stations to sign protocols stipulating that they will not take part in any social disturbances. This requirement was criticized by prominent members of fan clubs and pro-protest activists as an unnecessary measure motivated by a desire to discourage the ultras' participation in anti-government protests.http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2911082 Викат футболни фенове в полицията, подписват предупредителни протоколи във връзка с протестите 15 January 2014 14 January 2014 bg trud.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140116125347/http://www.trud.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2911082 16 January 2014 In March 2014, Atanas Uzunov, former top Bulgarian football referee and a member of GERB, was released from his duties as administrative director of Lokomotiv Plovdiv by owner Konstantin Dinev due to allegedly making use of his position to encourage the supporters of the club to take part in anti-government demonstrations.http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_926995001 Узунов: няма да позволя политически натиск, oставам член на ГЕРБ, нямам конфликт с ДПС 15 March 2014 10 March 2014 bg topsport.bg Plovdiv city councillors from the MRF party expressed satisfaction with the decision, also voicing suspicion that Uzunov may have been indirectly involved in the events of 14 February, when a crowd consisting mostly of football fans had surrounded and caused damage to the Dzhumaya mosque in Plovdiv.http://www.mediapool.bg/ns-se-obedini-na-dumi-sreshtu-eskalatsiyata-na-etnicheskoto-naprezhenie-news217010.html НС се обедини на думи срещу ескалацията на етническото напрежение, Янаки Стоилов призова за патриотизъм чрез реиндустриализация и предупреди за украински сценарий 11 May 2014 19 February 2014 bg Mediapool.bghttp://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_926995001 ДПС поздрави Локо (Пд) за уволнението на Узунов, съмняват се, че е замесен в събитията от 14 февруари 16 March 2014 7 March 2014 bg topsport.bg Throughout the protests, pro-protest activists frequently questioned the heavy police presence and the restrictions on the movement of ordinary citizens, believing such measures to be reminiscent of the totalitarian years.Nikolov 2015 90 In February 2015, the chairman of the parliamentary commission for public order and security (Bulgarian: парламентарната Комисия за вътрешен ред и сигурност) Atanas Atanasov confirmed previously made claims that protesters had been illegally monitored and wiretapped, revealing that this had occurred as part of a coordinated effort involving the Ministry of Interior, DANS and DATO (National Agency for Technical Operations) during the first 300 days of the anti-Oresharski demonstrations. The head of DANS is believed to have been privy to the whole process.http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2015/02/06/2467271_proverkata_za_podslushvane_na_protestirashti_shte/ Проверката за подслушване на протестиращи ще приключи идната седмица 6 February 2015 6 February 2015 bg Vladimirova, Petya dnevnik.bghttp://www.mediapool.bg/shefat-na-dans-nosi-pryaka-otgovornost-za-nezakonnite-srs-ta-po-chervei-news230835.html Според доклада на Бюрото за контрол на СРС: шефът на ДАНС носи пряка отговорност за незаконните СРС-та по "Червей", нарушенията са по цялата верига – от МВР и Владимира Янева до Писанчев 20 February 2015 20 February 2015 bg Nikolov, Krasen Mediapool.bg It is also claimed that profiles with the personal data of more than 2000 protesters had been created. Former Interior Minister Tzvetlin Yovchev vigorously denied the allegations, calling them a lie. The Borisov Government launched an investigation.Вечерна емисия на БТВ, 19:00-19:40, BTV, 6 February 2015, Retrieved 6 February 2015. Children participation in protest marches Psychologists have questioned the developmental effects on children partaking in demonstrations,http://www.novini.bg/news/145697-%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0.html Психолог: aгресията на улицата се отразява на децата 17 December 2013 7 July 2013 bg novini.bg https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224237/http://www.novini.bg/news/145697-%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0.html 17 December 2013 with former Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha being one of the politicians especially critical of the practice, believing it to be contrary to the EU directives on the well-being of the underaged.http://dnes.dir.bg/news/simeon-saxkoburggotski-izbori-2013-14810263 Сакскобургготски за протестите: излагаме се пред света, плашим инвеститори и туристи 17 December 2013 24 August 2013 bg dnes.dir.bg The Vandalizing of Communist-era Monuments On 21 August 2013, the Soviet Army monument in Sofia was discovered to have been painted in pink, with the message "Bulgaria apologizes" in Bulgarian and Czech on display, a reference to the Bulgarian troops' participation in the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. The Russian media voiced criticism and the police and judiciary vowed to investigate the matter. Soon thereafter, the Bulgaria – Russia Forum provided funds for the clean-up of the monument.Shemtov 2013 36-37 A protester procession passed by the Czech embassy and the National Parliament, carrying a pink paper tank.Shemtov 2013 37 On 7 November 2013, Asen Genov, an Internet blogging pioneer in Bulgaria and a prominent contributor to "protest network" who had a prominent role in organizing the first anti-Peevski protesthttp://www.mediapool.bg/okolo-10-000-dushi-v-sofiya-otnovo-na-protest-tozi-pat-sreshtu-pravitelstvoto-news207671.html Около 10 000 души в София отново на протест, този път срещу правителството 8 February 2014 15 June 2013 bg Mediapool.bg was arrested (alongside five other peers, four of them DSB activists) for spraypainting parts of a monument in front of the BSP party headquarters on Pozitano Street in Sofia.http://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/obshtestvo/arestuvaha-a.-genov-risuval-po-pametnika-na-pozitano-20-5997815 Асен Генов арестуван пред централата на БСП, заедно с още няколко души той опитал да боядиса със спрей паметника на ул. "Позитано" No. 20 18 December 2013 7 November 2013 bg vesti.bg DSB leader Radan Kanev endorsed the actions of his party members, characterizing them as an appropriate expression of pro-protest views given the existence of a coalition of "former communists and contemporary fascists at the helm of the country".http://dnes.dir.bg/news/pametnik-asen-genov-izbori2013-15452669 Освободени са шестимата боядисвали паметника на "Позитано" 20 18 December 2013 7 November 2013 bg dnes.dir.bg On 23 February 2014, a Ukrainian flag was drawn on the Soviet Army monument in the capital of Bulgaria, with one of the soldier statues also painted in yellow and blue colours. A number of pro-Euromaidan messages such as "Слава Україні" ("Glory to Ukraine!") were also scribbled on it. A small anti-Oresharski protester group accompanied by journalist Ivo Indzhev subsequently arrived on the scene.http://novinite.bg/articles/64602/Pametnikat-na-Savetskata-armiya-v-Sofiya-boyadisan-v-cvetovete-na-Ukrajna Паметникът на Съветската армия в София боядисан в цветовете на Украйна 26 February 2014 23 February 2014 bg novinite.bg This occurrence drew a sharp reaction from the Russian Foreign Ministry, which demanded that the culprits be identified and punished. Also, the Euronews TV channel's decision to show a photo of the painted monument on its Facebook page was criticized by the Russian ministry as "excessive". Shortly thereafter Euronews removed the image, clarifying that it did not support a particular side between the pro- and anti-government forces in Ukraine, least of all the participants in violent riots, and did not intend to besmirch the memory of Soviet veterans who had fought the Nazi regime invaders during World War II.http://news.ibox.bg/material/id_1370360135 Евронюз" махна снимката с нашарения паметник в София 26 February 2014 25 February 2014 bg news.ibox.bg The protests against the Oresharski cabinet are believed to have provided new fuel to the debates regarding the perceived Russophilic vs. Russophobic schism within Bulgarian society and the role of Bulgaria's European Union membership in changing the nature of its relations with Russia.Nikolov 2015 212-215 Related developments In September 2013, two freelance journalists at Deutsche Welle's Bulgarian desk were released from their contracts. The German media company explained that this was for failing to retain "objectivity, neutrality and balance" in their reporting of the protests. While DW publicly denied this to be linked to a recent letter of complaint from the CCB, opinion pieces in Bulgarian media outlets were predominantly of the opinion that the bank had put pressure on the broadcaster.DW resonds to BHC and Bulgarian journos letter of protest https://bg-daily-news.eu/politics/4426-dw-resonds-to-bhc-and-bulgarian-journos-letter-of-protest/ 2022-12-31 BG Daily News en-USКак и защо "Дойче веле" се подчини на КТБ How and why Deutsche Welle submitted to KTB https://www.vesti.bg/analizi-i-komentari/lica/kak-i-zashto-dojche-vele-se-podchini-na-ktb-5994465 2022-12-31 Vesti.bg bg2013-10-07 How KTB Brought Deutsche Welle to its Knees https://bivol.bg/en/ccbank-dw-english.html 2022-12-31 Bivol en-US On 25 October, students from Sofia University occupied the central building of the university in downtown Sofia. They demanded immediate government resignation and new elections, as well as rule of law and a prioritization of education. The declaration was publicly read before present media. After that, the entrances to the University were fully blocked and almost all activities at the building ceased. According to students, between 70 and 100 people were present inside and only students were allowed in and out.Students Occupy Sofia University, Require Government Resign and New Elections http://noresharski.com/students-occupy-sofia-university-require-government-resign/?lang=en NoResharski.com 19 April 2014 In early December, а three-person student delegation from Bulgaria that was accompanied by members of "protest network" visited Ukraine in order to voice their support for the Euromaidan participants. One of the occupying students read out their declaration at Maidan Nezalezhnosti.Dinev 2014 142-143 The occupying students also revealed that they intend to make a film about the events in the former Soviet republic and posted a trailer on YouTube.http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/237879 Ранобудните" правят филм за протестите в Украйна, родните студенти се обединяват с колегите си в Киев 29 December 2013 8 December 2013 bg blitz.bg While admiring the underlying ideas behind Euromaidan and being touched by the reception that the Bulgarians received, Ivaylo Dinev, one of the most recognizable figures behind the occupation, in retrospect expressed sadness about how the anti-Yanukovych protests turned out due to the human casualties and the Ukrainian people eventually being pitted against each other rather than banding together to confront the national and global elites.Dinev 2014 143 Aftermath and legacy of the protests On 7 November 2014, a coalition government headed by Boyko Borisov succeeded the interim cabinet of Georgi Bliznashki.Åslund Dyankov 2015 437 The main group that was behind the student protests against Oresharski, which called itself "the early rising students" (Bulgarian: ранобудните студенти), has continued to rally against what they view as controversial appointments connected to the new government, mainly against Slavi Binev's chairmanship of the Commission for Culture and Media (Bulgarian: Комисия по култура и медии).http://www.mediapool.bg/ranobudnite-studenti-na-bunt-sreshtu-binev-rashidov-siderov-i-peevski-news227887.html "Ранобудните студенти" на бунт срещу Бинев, Рашидов, Сидеров и Пеевски. Студенти, журналисти, кинодейци и художници се присъединиха към протеста срещу председателя на комисията по култура и медии Mediapool.bg 2 December 2014 8 December 2014 Binev resigned on 8 December 2014 as a result of the controversy.http://dnes.dir.bg/temite/tag/sluajat-slavi-binev-132023 "Случаят "Слави Бинев" - Хронология dnes.dir.bg December 2014 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119105704/http://dnes.dir.bg/temite/tag/sluajat-slavi-binev-132023 19 November 2015 BSP is believed to have suffered both electoral (reduced support among its core sympathizers) and political losses (losing ground to new populist and nationalist parties) due to its supposed role in the entrenchment of the "Who" model (Bulgarian: моделът "КОЙ"), which is assumed to have been exemplified by the Oresharski government.http://www.dnevnik.bg/analizi/2014/12/31/2437117_oresharski_koi_s_kakvo_da_se_zapomni/ Орешарски? #КОЙ с какво да се запомни ?! Petrova, Genoveva dnevnik.bg 31 December 2014 31 December 2014 References to this model - implying inappropriate interlinkages between government, big business, media and other "shadowy forces" which bring about an erosion of constitutional and democratic practices - were frequently made during the anti-Oresharski demonstrations. The protests also intensified the split between two main wings of BSP - the one loyal to Sergei Stanishev and the one taking cues from Georgi Parvanov,http://www.mediapool.bg/cherveni-protestirat-pred-pozitano-sreshtu-stanishev-news207703.html "Червени протестират пред "Позитано" срещу Станишев. Първанов поведе публичната атака срещу лидера на БСП, Кадиев спретна митинг Mediapool.bg 17 June 2013 18 November 2015Klisarov 2014 116 with the latter group forming the political project ABV in January 2014,http://www.mediapool.bg/alfa-risarch-proektat-na-parvanov-predizvika-parvi-trus-v-izbornite-naglasi-news216019.html "Алфа Рисърч": проектът на Първанов предизвика първи трус в изборните нагласи. Нараснала е подкрепата за Орешарски, Плевнелиев и особено силно за главния прокурор след скандала с "Атака" Mediapool.bg 26 January 2014 18 November 2015 which officially became a full-fledged political party in June of the same year.http://www.omda.bg/page.php?tittle=%D0%90%D0%91%D0%92_-_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%B2%D1%8A%D0%B7%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5&IDMenu=386&IDArticle=4470 АБВ - Алтернатива за българско възраждане omda.bg 18 November 2015 The protests are believed to have been a factor in making political actors more reluctant to include the MRF as part of governing coalitions.http://sofiapress.bg/%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-2014-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%BD%D0%B5/ Българската 2014: на повърхността и под нея Bedrov, Ivan SofiaPress sofiapress.bg 30 December 2014 24 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125002817/http://sofiapress.bg/%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-2014-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%BD%D0%B5/ 25 November 2015 Oresharski's administration has drawn parallels with the Lyuben Berov cabinet,Åslund Dyankov 2015 215 being regarded as another unsuccessful experiment with "expert" or "programme" governments.Klisarov 2014 107Nekov 2013 47 Miscellaneous In the late evening hours of 18 August 2013, a gas bottle explosion occurred in a Chinese restaurant near the main area of the demonstrations. On 19 August 2013, the protesters observed two minutes of silence. In the subsequent days, a donation box was also set up in order to collect funds for the injured people. A woman from a nearby store (also among those who had sustained injuries) had previously offered products to the protesters at a discount. http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2249204 Ден 67: 2-минутно мълчание пред взривения китайски ресторант (обновена) 17 February 2015 19 August 2013 bg 24chasa.bg On 15 October 2013, in the 14th minute of the World Cup qualifier between Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, part of the supporters in the stadium erupted with shouts "Resignation!", followed by the chanting of then manager Luboslav Penev's name (to indicate that the coach was not the target of the fans' dissatisfaction).https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2013/10/15/2161373_skandirane_za_ostavka_na_oresharski_i_na_macha/ Скандиране за оставка на Орешарски и на мача България - Чехия 11 July 2020 15 October 2013 bg dnevnik.bg 'The protester' received the most votes for politician of the year 2013 in Bulgaria, while the anti-Oresharski protests were singled out as the event of the year in the country, based on the annual survey of Darik Radio.http://www.mediapool.bg/protestirashtiyat-chovek-e-politik-na-godinata-news214984.html Протестиращият човек е политик на годината 29 December 2013 21 December 2013 bg Mediapool.bg Between 10 September and 30 November 2014, the international festival Fotofabric took place in Sofia and included two main exhibitions at different locations in the city - "the protester" (an assortment of photo reports from recent protests around the world) and "the human and his states [of mind]" (consisting of artistic representations from the "Alcobendas" collection in Spain). Photos from the anti-Oresharski demonstrations that had been selected by Vasil Garnizov were also featured as part of the first exhibit. http://www.mediapool.bg/fotofabrika-pokazva-kolektiven-portret-na-planetata-news224369.html Фестивал за фотографско изкуство 10.09. – 30.11.2014 г., София, Фотофабрика показва колективен портрет на планетата 30 September 2014 2 September 2014 bg Mediapool.bg See also 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests - a similar protest movement involving Delyan Peevski 2025 Bulgarian protests - protests related to the protests in 2020 to 2021 but this time led by Gen Z activists List of protests in the 21st century References 32em Bibliography Books Åslund Anders Anders Åslund Dyankov Simeon Simeon Dyankov 2015 След Стената. Преходът в Източна Европа 1st Sofia ИК „Колибри" 978-619-150-714-6 http://www.colibri.bg/sybitiya/171/24-11-2015-kolibri-predstavq-sled-stenata-prehodyt-v-iztochna-evropa Daynov Evgeniy 2017 Записки по революцията (1997-2017), том 3 1st Sofia „Ера" 978-954-389-450-5 http://www.erabooks.net/?action=show_book&bid=656 Dinev Ivaylo 2014 Наш ред е! 1st Sofia Изток-Запад 978-619-152-519-5 http://iztok-zapad.eu/books/book/1433/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%88-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%B5!-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2 Ditchev Ivaylo 2019 Културни сцени на политическото 1st Sofia Просвета 978-954-01-3909-8 https://kultura.bg/web/%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE/ Georgiev Plamen 2013 За демокрацията и нейното българско приключение 1st Sofia Пескадо 978-619-901-811-8 https://ciela.com/za-demokracijata-i-nejnoto-balgarsko-prikljuchenie.html Kanev Dobrin Todorov Antoniy 2014 Качество на демокрацията в България 1st Sofia Изток-Запад 978-619-152-473-0 http://www.book.store.bg/p130172/kachestvoto-na-demokraciata-v-bylgaria-dobrin-kanev-antonij-todorov.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151121040213/http://www.book.store.bg/p130172/kachestvoto-na-demokraciata-v-bylgaria-dobrin-kanev-antonij-todorov.html usurped 21 November 2015 Klisarov Petar 2014 Огледало на протестите 2013-2014 1st Sofia Изток-Запад 978-619-152-484-6 http://iztok-zapad.eu/books/book/1412/%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-2013-2014-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80-%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2 Kozhouharov Kantcho 2014 Превратът срещу ГЕРБ и войната срещу демокрацията 1st Sofia Лингея 978-954-92471-7-6 http://www.knigabg.com/index.php?page=book&id=35587 Leviev-Sawyer Clive 2015 Bulgaria: Politics and Protests in the 21st Century 1st Sofia Рива 978-954-32053-9-4 http://knigabg.com/index.php?page=book&id=40642 Lilov Grigor 2013 Най-богатите българи 1st Sofia "Кайлас" ЕООД 978-954-92098-9-1 http://knigabg.com/index.php?page=book&id=34089 Nekov Momchil Momchil Nekov 2013 От първо лице 1st Sofia Ciela 978-954-28143-3-7 http://ciela.bg/books/book/ot-prvo-litse/1864 Nikolov Toni 2015 Пропуканата България - Записки по суматохата 1st Sofia Хермес 978-954-26141-8-0 http://hermesbooks.com/propukanata-b-lgarija.html Shemtov Hristo 2013 Протест - Лозунги и отзвуци 1st Sofia Фама 978-954-59747-9-3 Smilov Daniel Vaysova Lea 2013 #Протестът. Анализи и позиции в българската преса. Лято 2013 1st Sofia Изток-Запад 978-619-152-351-1 http://www.bgbook.dir.bg/book.php?ID=41398 Stoyanov Hristo 2014 Протестните деца на България (народопсихологии) 1st Sofia издателство "Христо" (self-published) 978-954-92722-5-3 http://hristostoianov.blogspot.com/p/bookshop.html Sugarev Edvin Edvin Sugarev 2013 Подлите времена 2nd Sofia Изток-Запад 978-619-152-291-0 http://iztok-zapad.eu/books/book/1186 6 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132526/http://iztok-zapad.eu/books/book/1186 dead Todorov Orlin 2016 България. Версия 0.5 1st Sofia Изток-Запад 978-619-152-910-0 https://www.helikon.bg/books/50/-%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F.-%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F-0.5_202819.html Vuchkov Yulian 2013 България: преди, днес и утре (Мемоарна история на страната 1944–2013) 1st Sofia Издателство "Даниела Убенова" 978-619-90174-1-8 http://www.helikon.bg/books/290/-%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%3A-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%2C-%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81-%D0%B8-%D1%83%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5-%28%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-1944-2013%29_182899.html#book_info Articles and book chapters Babikian Arman Smilov Vaysova 2013 379–380 Уроци от изборите във Варна Bezlov Tihomir Smilov Vaysova 2013 221–225 Властта и протестът – кои фактори могат да докарат обрат Dimitrov Ivan Moskovska Nadezhda Smilov Vaysova 2013 181–184 Няма по-малкото зло Galabov Antoniy Smilov Vaysova 2013 398–400 Атака" говори на висок глас това, което БСП мисли Gochev Georgi Smilov Vaysova 2013 293–296 Къци, Мишо, неговите фенки и тяхната България Ivancheva Maria Smilov Vaysova 2013 193–194 Класовата война на България Kolarova Rumyana Smilov Vaysova 2013 479–480 ГЕРБ имат притеснения за парламентарната си група Lambrev Yovko Smilov Vaysova 2013 379–380 От блоговете: #ignorevolen е грешка Levchev Vladimir Smilov Vaysova 2013 381–382 За хулиганите и превратаджиите Medarov Georgi Smilov Vaysova 2013 71–73 Гражданите срещу задкулисието! 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