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Anti-government protests continue despite announced cabinet reshuffle

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The Bulgarian Parliament is expected to vote on the changes to the Borissov 3 cabinet. Before the Bulgarian National Radio, Boris Yachev, deputy chairman of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria, which is a coalition partner of the ruling GERB party, did not rule out the possibility of new cabinet changes in the autumn. 

Anti-government protests continue in Sofia and the country. Before midnight, the citizens demanding the resignation of the prime minister and the prosecutor general blocked 9 key intersections in the capital. 
President Rumen Radev also made a statement in support of the protesters as he reiterated his call for resignations: "Mutri out" (The mafia out). 
The anti-government protests will continue in Sofia and other cities on Friday, July 24. In Burgas the dissatisfied citizens will organize an auto rally, BNR reports.



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