‘The Church has a leader, the people do not’

Published on 25 February 2013 at 11:35

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On February 24, while the Bulgarian Orthodox Church elected its new Patriarch Neofit, a demonstration took place in Sofia to mark a national anti-corruption and anti-poverty day.
Approximately 10,000 turned out in the streets of the Bulgarian capital, which, the daily reports, has “come under siege” at a time when the country has been without a government since the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on February 20.
"However, the protest movement has not succeeded in designating leaders with the capacity to clearly articulate popular discontent,” remarks Trud.

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