SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone.

Bulgaria faces a fresh wave of political turmoil after street protests over rampant corruption led to the resignation of the prime minister just weeks before the country joins the euro. The departure of Rosen Zhelyazkov after less than a year running a minority government opens the way for Bulgaria’s eighth election since 2021.

Mass anti-government protests by youth in Bulgaria have led to the resignation of the prime minister. This marks the first case in Europe where a leader stepped down due to protests by Generation Z (born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s).

A wave of street protests against ruling class graft is destabilizing Bulgaria just weeks before the Balkan nation is set to join the euro.

Bulgaria’s government scrapped its draft budget on Tuesday after huge anti-corruption protests, raising the risk that Sofia enters 2026 without a budget just as it adopts the euro. The budget was withdrawn halfway through the parliamentary approval process after nationwide demonstrations against planned tax rises.

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Days before Bulgaria was expected to become the 21st member of the eurozone, opponents of the move geared up Saturday for a final battle to change the schedule. Thousands of protesters gathered on a central square in downtown Sofia ...

Bulgaria's Parliament has approved the resignation of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's coalition government amid nationwide anti-corruption protests