A PROTESTER WAVES A FLAG IN SOFIA

SOF06:BULGARIA-GOVERNMENT:SOFIA,4FEB97 - An opposition supporter waves the national flag in the middle of the crowd, during a mass rally in the centre of Sofia February 4, as more than 100,000 people called for early general elections. Bulgaria's ruling socialists agreed on Tuesday to hold early general elections in the second week of April and returned their mandate to form a new government, opposition leader Yordan Sokolov said. op/Photo by Oleg Popov REUTERS