Overview
- Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov announced the cabinet’s resignation as lawmakers considered an opposition no-confidence motion.
- Parliament must now accept the resignation before the president invites parties to try to form a new cabinet.
- If no majority is formed, the president appoints an interim government and calls elections within two months.
- The decision follows the largest protests in years, with tens of thousands rallying in Sofia and other cities over the fast-tracked 2026 budget and entrenched corruption, including alleged influence by US- and UK-sanctioned figure Delyan Peevski.
- Bulgaria is set to adopt the euro on January 1, heightening price concerns, and a MarketLinks study cited more than 70% public support for the protest wave.