SOFIA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Thousands of Bulgarians rallied on Wednesday evening against the country’s minority government and what they say is its failure to tackle endemic corruption in the European Union’s poorest ‍member state.

The protests in the capital Sofia and dozens of other towns and cities across the Black Sea nation are the latest in a series of rolling demonstrations and come as Bulgaria prepares to adopt the euro on January 1.

Protesters used lasers to project the words “Resignation”, “Mafia Out”, and “For Fair Elections” on the parliament building ‌in central Sofia.

“I think the energy of the people will ‌gradually force them (the government) to step down because many reforms are needed,” said Dobri Lakov, 64, a Sofia resident.

“First and foremost, judicial reform. If the

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