US EditionBulgarian PM and government resign after mass protests
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned after mass protests over the first euro-denominated budget and corruption, with over 100,000 protesters demanding government change, Transparency International said.
- Tens of thousands of people protested across Bulgaria against the government and corruption, chanting "Resign" and holding "I'm fed up!" signs with caricatures of politicians.
- The protests were sparked by the 2026 draft budget, which protesters branded as an attempt to mask rampant corruption.
- Bulgarian Prime Minister Zhelyazkov and his government resigned after the mass protests, with the prime minister saying Bulgaria faced a major challenge and citizens would need to produce "authentic proposals" on the next government.
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Bulgaria's citizens have been demonstrating for weeks against corruption and mismanagement. Now the government has resigned. Many people are eagerly waiting for a fresh start – just before joining the eurozone.
Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov leaves a few weeks from the farewell to the national currency.In the end he listened to the repeated protests of the citizens. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, who a week ago had said "we don't have the right to abdicate" , resigned shortly before the government faced another vote of confidence, the sixth since it took power in January of this year. And three weeks before Bulgaria adopts the euro as currency.Re…
A new government will probably not end the political crisis in Bulgaria, because there are no politicians who are a credible alternative to the rulers.
During the largest mobilizations that the country has experienced since the 1990s, the population has expressed its rejection of discredited and corrupt politicians. Bulgaria finds itself without government or budget, as it moves to the euro.
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