Antitrust protests in Bulgaria under the slogan “Let us burn the monopoly” (“set fire to the monopoly”) began on January 28, 2013 in Sandanski, on February 5 in Blagoevgrad and subsequently spread to other cities. The protests are directed against monopolies and high electricity and heating bills for December 2012 and January 2013. Some retirees received invoices, the amount of which exceeds their pension.
Protesters' demands include:
Energy Sector:
- Nationalization of energy companies
- Liquidation of all firms and transfer of their functions to NEC (National Energy Company)
- Declassification of all contracts in the energy sector and prosecution of signatories
- Consumption of electricity produced at Kozloduy NPP only in the domestic market
- Mandatory purchase of electricity from the NEC.
Heating:
- Individual contracts with companies, with the possibility of breaking the contract at the request of the customer with a monthly notice.
- Recalculation and revaluation of heat consumed.
The protests were attended by tens of thousands of people in many cities in Bulgaria, including Sofia. In the city of Varna, a 36-year-old man who committed an act of self-immolation died. Dozens of people were injured.
Content
- 1 Government resignation
- 2 March 3
- 3 Self-immolations
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Government resignation
On February 20, the Bulgarian government, led by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov , resigned. On February 21, parliament approved the resignation of the government.
March 3
Protests continued in the country - Sofia, Varna, despite the resignation of the government.
Self Immolation
During the protests, there were several cases of self-immolation, 5 people died [1] [2] .
See also
- Bulgarian Atomic Energy Referendum (2013)
- Protests in Armenia (2015)
- Goranov, Flame