"Tens of thousands of people protested in Bulgaria on Monday They're the biggest protests the Balkan country has seen for years People are angry about the 2026 budget and government corruption in general The original budget wanted to hike taxes and social security contributions Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the capital, Sofia, as well as at least a dozen other cities on Monday evening in the biggest protests the Balkan country has seen for years."
"In central Sofia, demonstrators packed the giant square in front of the National Assembly building. One of the rally organizers put the attendance at 50,000, according to the Bulgarian News Agency, BTA. They chanted "Resignation!" and sang and danced as they waved Bulgarian and European Union flags The protesters projected the words "Resign" and "Mafia" onto the government buildings around the square and held two large banners saying: "Generation Z is coming" and "Young Bulgaria without the mafia.""
"Protesters want the government to stick with its promise to withdraw the 2026 budget, which proposed steeper taxes on dividends and a hike in social security contributions. They are also angry about public sector corruption and are calling for the resignation of the minority coalition government of Rosen Zhelyazkov. Bulgaria, with a population of 6.4 million people, is one of the most corrupt countries in the European Union."
Tens of thousands of people protested across Bulgaria against a proposed 2026 budget and entrenched government corruption. Demonstrators filled Sofia's giant square and rallied in at least a dozen other cities, with one organizer estimating 50,000 attendees. Protesters chanted "Resignation!", waved Bulgarian and EU flags, projected "Resign" and "Mafia" onto government buildings, and carried banners reading "Generation Z is coming" and "Young Bulgaria without the mafia." Protesters demand withdrawal of the 2026 budget that proposed steeper dividend taxes and higher social security contributions and call for the resignation of Rosen Zhelyazkov's minority coalition government. Bulgaria is rated among the most corrupt EU states.
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