Wave of protests in Bulgaria - Thousands of citizens demand government resignation and justice reforms
Thousands of Bulgarians have protested against the country's minority government, which they say has failed to combat endemic corruption in the European Union's poorest country.
The protests in the capital Sofia and dozens of other cities across the country come as Bulgaria prepares to start using the euro on January 1.
Protesters used lasers to project the words "Resignation," "Mafia Out," and "Fair Elections" onto the parliament building in the center of the counter-city.
“I think the energy of the people will gradually force the government to resign, because many reforms are needed. First and foremost, justice reforms. If the judicial system is regulated, everything will improve,” said one resident.
Last week, the government withdrew its 2026 budget, the first ever drafted in euros, amid mass protests. Opposition parties and other organizations spoke out against plans to increase social security contributions and taxes on dividends to cover higher state spending.
Despite the government's withdrawal over the draft budget, protests have continued in a country that has held seven national elections in the last four years, the last in October 2024.
According to the Bulgarian news agency BTA, Boyko Borissov, former prime minister and leader of the ruling GERB party, said that the ruling coalition partners have agreed not to resign before Bulgaria joins the eurozone on January 1.
However, an official from the reformist opposition party "We Continue the Change" said: "We will enter the eurozone, even if the government has resigned."
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