Another large-scale protest is entirely possible, but the authorities will not be able to hold it. They will have to apply harsh force measures to suppress it. And the demonstration may be even bigger. This was said by sociologist Kolyo Kolev in the studio of "Hello, Bulgaria" on Nova TV.
"Vandals everywhere in the world are an element of every demonstration - they are included to radicalize the tension. However, here, within the ruling coalition itself, there is tension - Borisov wants consolidation or threatens elections. This was undoubtedly a message to Peevski. For a long time, public tension was suppressed, but now it has expressed itself in the mass nature of the protest. We are seeing an explosion, the intolerance is enormous. The government should be stepping on tiptoe because it was elected by 20% of the people, it is illegitimate, but it is arrogant," added Kolev.
The lawyer from "Justice for Everyone" Petromir Kanchev believes that usually the provocateurs are sent to demonstrations with the knowledge of the police and according to a script. On Monday, there was a unique synchronicity between them. The police let them do whatever they wanted and only after the two party headquarters were insulted did they intervene and everything ended. According to the influencers, going to a protest is something very important and fun, even modern. From then on, all the followers invite each other, which is how the wave was created. Support also came from actors. The organizers of the protest themselves had no idea what would happen on the square. The effect continues, even for today there is self-organization. However, next week there will be an even bigger protest because of the vote of no confidence. The status quo of power in the prosecutor's office is maintained, but the protest is having an impact. There is no real fight against crime, and salaries are rising," commented Kanchev.
For his part, political scientist Assoc. Prof. Stoycho Stoychev noted that a government can leave at any time. "The question is, if this happens now, who will it work for. Whether it is Generation Z, whether it is the person from "Dondukov" 2, or the one from Moscow. It is unlikely that it will be good for ordinary people to destabilize the country just before we enter the eurozone. Such instability will be used by all speculators, and there will also be an increase in crime. All those who want to break the law feel more comfortable doing so when there is no stable government. In this specific situation, the reaction of Rosen Zhelyazkov is very important; he is a moderate and a technocrat. "It is necessary to normalize relations in such a complex situation, no declared leader can do it - because of his ego," Stoychev pointed out.