Over thousand protesters gathered on Tuesday (Jan. 12) outside the National Assembly in Bulgaria’s capital city, demanding that mandatory face masks and green vaccination status passes be abolished.
Scuffles between law enforcement and protesters occurred as the crowd tried to breach the parliament building, but a heavy police presence on the outside with locks and barricades set up by security inside prevented protesters from entering the building.
The breach attempt reportedly prompted minor scuffles inside the building. An Vazrazhdane party MP allegedly tried to remove the barricades and locks, arguing that the crowd was within its rights to enter the parliament.
The protest was organized by the Vazrazhdane (Revival) Party, a nationalist group which holds 13 seats in Parliament, whose members left the plenary hall during the sitting to join the protest.
