Protests Blocked a Boulevard in Sofia and Key Roads in Bulgaria

Road builders went on another protest due to unpaid money from the state for their performed activities. There are protests and blockades of key roads across Bulgaria.

The traffic in front of the National Assembly was normalized at 12 o'clock after the organizers decided that they had said clearly and loudly before the deputies and before the Council of Ministers what their demands were. Namely - by the end of June to receive due for the repair work on road maintenance.

In a march to the Council of Ministers, they blocked Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. and the triangle of power, where protesters called on Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to keep his promises to pay 50% of the amount due immediately.

Here is what protesting road builders in Sofia said:

"For three months we have only received advances. There are no salaries, how do you expect us to work? There are a lot of laid-off people. We are currently living on our women's salaries. If my wife doesn't work, we can't make a living", I have at least BGN 3,000 to receive. We came here to make money, but we can't take our money".

If parliament does not adopt the expected decision, national protests will begin next Wednesday, April 27, across the country, which will be indefinite and will block roads and intersections.

The rain did not prevent driving instructors from joining the protest in the capital with training cars and adding their motives:

"Because we are not happy with the roads, with everything, there are no road signs or markings." We want better rules for training future car drivers, we want more hours, to raise prices a bit".

Shortly after 11 a.m., organizers let the workers free due to the bad weather in anticipation of news...