Blagoevgrad students rally as budget backlash fills the square

College kids kicked off anti-budget demonstrations in Blagoevgrad by packing the square outside city hall and yelling about corruption. Organizers told the crowd they were pumped about the turnout and promised everyone's voices would actually get heard this time around.

Cops showed up in force while protesters kept things chill for the moment. The rally joined a wider wave of pushback against next year's spending plan that brought people out across multiple Bulgarian cities.