Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, tendered his governments resignation today, Wednesday February 20, 2012. Just 2 days after sacking his Finance Minister for not moving fast enough to liberalise the country's enery industry.
Bulgaria, the poorest country in the EU, with a population of just over 7 million people, held its first multiparty, democratic elections since World War 2 in 1990, according to CIA World Factbbok, and has in the last 8 days experienced violent nationwide protests over increasing electricity bills and hardship.
PM Boyko Borisov blamed police brutality for his decision to resign after 25 protesters were taken to the hospital after Tuesday's clashes. He said "I will not participate in a government where police are beating people. It is the people who put us in power and we have decided to hand over power back to the people in the face of the current situation." He assured lawmakers that members of his GERB party would not be a part of the caretaker
government.
He also stated that they will perform their functions until the election of a new Cabinet and they will do everything possible to ensure continuity," Borisov said in the formal resignation letter read to parliament, according to the Bulgarian News Agency.
The Parliament to vote on Thursday on whether to accept the cabinets resignation. The government said.
Now that ά govt dat thinks and acts! Come 2 Nigeria and c how political hudlums perpetrate evil! They shld take ά cue 4m this pls!!!!
ReplyDeleteNaija govt is blind deaf to its ppls cries n protests,they r there not to make the country better but for wat they can embezzle.
ReplyDeleteWhen will our leaders become truly responsible & answerable to the people they purportedly lead?
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