European Integration and Conflict Team
Bulgaria: The Resignation of Rosen Zhelyazkov’s Government. Society versus the Captured State
On 11 December 2025, the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned. The decision followed the largest wave of social protests since 1989, which spread across the entire country. The immediate trigger for public opposition was the shape of the budget planned for the coming year. Following provocations directed at demonstrators by the leaders of GERB and DPS-NP—Boyko Borisov and...
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