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- Protests erupted in Bulgaria over a budget that raised taxes and salaries for state security personnel.
- Citizens saw the move as a power grab that burdens ordinary people.
- Demonstrations drew tens of thousands in Sofia and other cities, with participants from employers, trade unions, teachers, and students.
- The protests echo Bulgaria's long dissent against corruption since the fall of communism in the 1990s.
