“We have dignity and honor. The people is the one who entrusted us with the power, today we give it back”, Boiko Borisov stated specifying that he would not be part of an interim government before the legislative elections scheduled for July.
The prime minister reminded, before the Parliament, the violent clashes from Sofia between policemen and protesters adding that “every drop of blood is a disgrace for us”
“I will not be part of a Government whose police forces beat people and where rallies threats replace public debate”, he added.
The Prime Minister also announced that the resignation will be officially filed at noon, after the Government’s last meeting.
Thus he reacted to the tensions rising, the rallies in Sofia registered 28 wounded, among them 5 police officers, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Through his resignation gesture, Prime Minister Borisov proved that " he was a true statesman," the , Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov, stated Wednesday , novinite.com reports.
Since the parliamentary elections were normally scheduled for July 7, the Government resignation would bring them closer by a few weeks.
A young Bulgarian set himself on fire Wednesday morning in front of the Varna town hall (East). The managed 36 was hospitalized in a critical state, with severe burns on 80% of his body, according to a spokesperson for the local hospital.
Another young Bulgarian set himself on fire Tuesdat at Veliko Târnovo (center), on a pedestrians crossing, he died later on accounts of the injuries inflicted. Police stated he was suffering from mental disorders.
The biggest rally was held Sunday, back then around 100.000 persons took to the streets all over the country.
In the Bulgarian capital city, two simultaneous rallies took place yesterday: one to protest against high maintenance bills and another, of some environmental activists dissatisfied with the decision of the Ministry of Environment to allow the construction of new ski runs and lifts in the Pirin natural park, near Bansko.
In the afternoon, a column of armored cars arrived in Sofia, accompanied by military police cars.
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov refused Tuesday to present his government’s resignation. He said that for his party, GERB (center right) it would be convenient that the parliamentary elections took place earlier, in July, but warned that in that case, several sections of major highways would not be completed.
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