2018 Slovak protests

2018 Slovak protests
	Protests against the Fico's Third Cabinet,; the influence of the mafia in the state government
	File:Protest po vražde Jána Kuciaka a Martiny Kušnírovej, 9. marca 2018.jpg
Date	2 – 23 March 2018 ; (21 days)
Location	Slovakia Bratislava - main protest site;; Košice, Prešov, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Martin, Trnava, Trenčín, Prievidza, Levice, Poprad, Považská Bystrica, Michalovce, Skalica, Žiar nad Hronom, Rožňava, Brezno, Veľký Krtíš, Krupina;; Abroad – London, Paris, Sydney, Berlin, Barcelona, Prague, Stockholm, Kraków, Vancouver, Helsinki, Copenhagen, The Hague, Brno, Aalborg, Odense, Brussels, Bern, Hradec Králové;
Caused by	The first murder of a journalist in the history of independent Slovakia related to his investigative work; Revealed links between the government, police and government parties officials to the, 'Ndrangheta mafia; Long-term unreliability towards the Minister of Interior Robert Kaliňák, due to his scandals and links; Ongoing high corruption and clientelism in government;
Goals	Resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the Bulgarian government (until April 4, 2021); Court trial and imprisonment of Boyko Borisov; Resignation of Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev; Resignation of BNT Director General Emil Koshlukov; Resignation of Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova; Early parliamentary elections; Constitutional amendment;
Methods	Demonstrations; Memorial marches; Media activism; Online activism;
Status	Ended A no-confidence motion brought in by the Socialist Party is defeated in the National Assembly (21 July); The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria unanimously rules that Chief Prosecutor Geshev is not allowed to investigate the incumbent President (30 July); Police forces storm and dismantle the roadblocks and tent camps across the country (7 August); Most roadblocks reestablished by demonstrators (10 August); Six NSS agents disciplined for their actions on the Rosenets beach (10 August); Minister for Justice and Central Electoral Commission Chairwoman resign (26–27 August);
Concessions; given	Head of National Service for Protection resigned (10 July); Resignation of 3 government ministers offered, later withdrawn (Offered 15 July, withdrawn 16 July); Government reshuffle (23 July); Government announces 2 billion lev stimulus package (27 July); The GERB faction in Burgas city council votes a resolution to renationalize the street leading to Rosenets beach (27 July); The government announces a second social package (12 August); Limited constitutional amendment proposed by the government (14 August);
Parties to the civil conflict
23px President of Bulgaria; ; Anti-government demonstrators Anti-government ; Political Parties Bulgarian Socialist Party (in Parliament) ; Ataka (in Parliament, since August 2020) ; Communist Party of Bulgaria (in Parliament) ; Stand Up.BG ; Democratic Bulgaria ; There Is Such a People ; Revival ; ABV ; Bulgaria for Citizens Movement ; Bulgarian Left Republicans for Bulgaria (GERB defectors) ; Labour Unions and Institutions Confederation of Independent Trade Unions ; Autonomous Workers' Confederation ; Bulgarian Judges Association ; Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association ; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences ; Groups & NGOs Save Sofia ; BOEC ; Civic Platform Stand Up.BG ; Justice for Everyone Initiative ; The System Kills Us ;	File:Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg Government of Slovakia Pro-Government ; Political Parties VMRO (in Parliament) ; NFSB (in Parliament) ; Volya (in Parliament) ; SDS; ; Ataka (until August 2020); ; DPS (own course after September 2020) ; Organizations KRIB ;
Lead figures
No officially designated leaders, endorsed by the following public figures: Rumen Radev; (President of Bulgaria); Hristo Ivanov; Maya Manolova; Tatyana Doncheva; Reneta Indzhova; Slavi Trifonov; Kostadin Kostadinov; Vasil Bozhkov Tsvetan Tsvetanov (Republicans for Bulgaria chairman);	File:SMER – socialna demokracia Logo.svg Robert Fico; (Prime Minister, GERB leader); 23px Robert Kaliňák; (Minister of Interior); 23px Peter Pellegrini; (Deputy Prime Minister); Emil Koshlukov; (BNT Director General); Kiril Domuschiev ; (KRIB chairman); ; Support by public figures:; Rosen Plevneliev; Georgi Gergov; Mustafa Karadaya ; (DPS chairman); Ahmed Dogan ; (Honorary DPS chairman); Delyan Peevski
Number
65,000 protesters in Bratislava; 120,000 nationwide total; 10,000 outside of Slovakia;
Casualties
Death(s)	0
Injuries	0
Arrested	0

References

↑ "Волен Сидеров се разграничи от областния управител Илиан Тодоров. Бил член на НФСБ, не на Атака". OFFNews. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
↑ "ДПС няма да подкрепи промените в Конституцията, ГЕРБ няма гласовете". Baricada. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
↑ "За Димитър Делчев щяло да е ужасно, ако провокаторите на протестите са от управляващите". 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
↑ "ПП "Българската левица": За демокрация, равенство на властите и права на всички граждани". Retrieved 17 July 2020.
↑ "Защо ЕС не се намесва в кризата в България, пита в. "Известия"". Барикада (in български). Barikada. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
↑ "Обръщение към прокурорите и следователите – Съюз на съдиите в България" (in български). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
↑ "Манолова: Протестът е имунитетът на обществото срещу заразата Борисов". 14 July 2020.
↑ "Цветан Цветанов: Не очаквам стихване на протестите". www.actualno.com (in български). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
↑ Dimitrova, Desislava. "Росен Плевнелиев: Има един лош и един разумен вариант за България". Dir.bg. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
↑ Асенова, Виолета. "Гергов от БСП: Поздравявам ГЕРБ за мерките! Мандатът на Нинова изтича". 24novini.bg.
↑ "Как талантливият мистър Борисов стана Орешарски". Deutsche Welle (in български). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ "Protesty nezoslabli, v Bratislave žiadalo predčasné voľby 65-tisíc ľudí (+letecké zábery)". 16 March 2018.
↑ "Zažili sme najväčšie protesty od roku 1989".
↑ "FOTO: Za slušné Slovensko sa postavili aj v zahraničí".

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[1] "Волен Сидеров се разграничи от областния управител Илиан Тодоров. Бил член на НФСБ, не на Атака". OFFNews. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[2] "ДПС няма да подкрепи промените в Конституцията, ГЕРБ няма гласовете". Baricada. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[3] "За Димитър Делчев щяло да е ужасно, ако провокаторите на протестите са от управляващите". 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[4] "ПП "Българската левица": За демокрация, равенство на властите и права на всички граждани". Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[5] "Защо ЕС не се намесва в кризата в България, пита в. "Известия"". Барикада (in български). Barikada. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[6] "Обръщение към прокурорите и следователите – Съюз на съдиите в България" (in български). Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[7] "Манолова: Протестът е имунитетът на обществото срещу заразата Борисов". 14 July 2020.

[8] "Цветан Цветанов: Не очаквам стихване на протестите". www.actualno.com (in български). Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[9] Dimitrova, Desislava. "Росен Плевнелиев: Има един лош и един разумен вариант за България". Dir.bg. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[10] Асенова, Виолета. "Гергов от БСП: Поздравявам ГЕРБ за мерките! Мандатът на Нинова изтича". 24novini.bg.

[11] "Как талантливият мистър Борисов стана Орешарски". Deutsche Welle (in български). Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[12] "Protesty nezoslabli, v Bratislave žiadalo predčasné voľby 65-tisíc ľudí (+letecké zábery)". 16 March 2018.

[13] "Zažili sme najväčšie protesty od roku 1989".

[14] "FOTO: Za slušné Slovensko sa postavili aj v zahraničí".

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