Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Bulgaria's President Calls for Government Resignation
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev has asked the government to step down because many people in the country are unhappy.
They protested because the government wanted to raise taxes to pay for more spending.
The president says the government isn't doing a good job and that new elections are needed.
The government, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, says they won't resign and warns that leaving office could cause problems.
The opposition parties want to vote against the government and plan more protests.
Bulgaria has had a lot of political changes recently, with seven elections in just four years.
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev called for the resignation of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's government following mass protests against the 2026 budget.
Protests erupted over planned tax hikes to finance higher spending in the first budget drafted in euros before Bulgaria adopts the currency.
Radev stated that the government has failed to meet the people's expectations and that an early election is the only way forward.
The opposition CC-DB plans to file a no-confidence motion and organize new protests, marking the sixth such vote since the government took office in January.
The ruling GERB party rejected calls for resignation, warning of potential chaos and skyrocketing prices after euro adoption.
- Who
- Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, and the ruling GERB party
- What
- President calls for government resignation following protests against the 2026 budget
- When
- December 3, 2024
- Where
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Why
- Mass protests against planned tax hikes and government's failure to meet expectations
- President
- Rumen Radev
- Prime Minister
- Rosen Zhelyazkov
- Ruling Party
- GERB
- Opposition Parties
- Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB)
- Budget Currency
- Euros
- Next Election
- Unknown (early election called for)
- Protest Trigger
- 2026 budget with planned tax hikes