Overview
- Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov said the cabinet would step down shortly before parliament was due to vote on a no-confidence motion.
- Tens of thousands rallied across Sofia and other cities in the latest demonstrations against corruption and the ruling coalition.
- Protesters had targeted a 2026 draft budget—Bulgaria’s first written in euros—which the government withdrew after objections to planned tax and contribution hikes.
- President Rumen Radev endorsed the protesters’ demands and will consult parties on forming a new cabinet, with an interim government to follow if talks fail.
- Officials and analysts reported that eurozone adoption on January 1 is still expected to proceed despite the resignation.