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Bulgaria's Government Resigns As Large Public Protests Grip The Nation Weeks Before Joining Eurozone

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced the resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday, stating that power derives from the people and that the cabinet heard the voice of citizens protesting against the government, with the announcement coming minutes before a scheduled no-confidence vote.

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced the resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday, stating that power derives from the people and that the cabinet heard the voice of citizens protesting against the government, with the announcement coming minutes before a scheduled no-confidence vote.

The protests, which drew tens of thousands across Bulgaria and were estimated by media based on drone footage to exceed 100,000 people in Sofia, initially focused on the government's 2026 budget proposals but expanded to include demands for the cabinet's resignation over corruption concerns.

The protests, which drew tens of thousands across Bulgaria and were estimated by media based on drone footage to exceed 100,000 people in Sofia, initially focused on the government's 2026 budget proposals but expanded to include demands for the cabinet's resignation over corruption concerns.

Delyan Peevski, a politician and oligarch whose Movement for Rights and Freedoms New Beginning party supported the minority coalition government, has been sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom, with opponents accusing him of shaping government policy to serve oligarchic interests.

Delyan Peevski, a politician and oligarch whose Movement for Rights and Freedoms New Beginning party supported the minority coalition government, has been sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom, with opponents accusing him of shaping government policy to serve oligarchic interests.

The resignation comes approximately three weeks before Bulgaria is scheduled to join the eurozone on January 1, switching from its national currency, the lev, to the euro as the bloc's 21st member, a transition that is expected to proceed despite the political developments.

The resignation comes approximately three weeks before Bulgaria is scheduled to join the eurozone on January 1, switching from its national currency, the lev, to the euro as the bloc's 21st member, a transition that is expected to proceed despite the political developments.

President Rumen Radev will now ask parliamentary parties to attempt forming a new government, and if they fail, he will appoint a caretaker cabinet to govern until new elections can be held, which would be the eighth election since 2021 in the politically fragmented nation.

President Rumen Radev will now ask parliamentary parties to attempt forming a new government, and if they fail, he will appoint a caretaker cabinet to govern until new elections can be held, which would be the eighth election since 2021 in the politically fragmented nation.

The opposition coalition We Continue the Change Democratic Bulgaria called the resignation the first step in making Bulgaria a normal European state and emphasized the need for fair elections rather than ones compromised by vote manipulation as they alleged occurred in the previous campaign.

The opposition coalition We Continue the Change Democratic Bulgaria called the resignation the first step in making Bulgaria a normal European state and emphasized the need for fair elections rather than ones compromised by vote manipulation as they alleged occurred in the previous campaign.

Bulgaria's Government Resigns Amid Mass Protests

Bulgaria's Government Resigns Amid Mass Protests

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