"Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election on April 19, President Iliana Iotova has said. The announcement on Wednesday comes after the resignation of the previous government in December following weeks of anticorruption protests. Last week, Iotova tapped Andrey Gyurov, deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, to head a caretaker government tasked with preparing the way for the vote."
"Bulgaria, which joined the eurozone on January 1, has faced prolonged political instability, with parties unable to form stable ruling coalitions in a fragmented parliament. The upcoming parliamentary election will be the eighth in just five years in the country. The conservative GERB party came first in the most recent election in 2024, forming a coalition government. People, however, began taking to the streets in late November over the 2026 draft budget, with protesters branded it as an attempt to mask rampant corruption."
President Iliana Iotova announced a snap parliamentary election for April 19 after the government resigned in December following weeks of anticorruption protests. Iotova appointed Andrey Gyurov to head a caretaker government to prepare the vote. Bulgaria joined the eurozone on January 1 but continues to experience political instability, with fragmented parliaments unable to form stable coalitions and prompting eight elections in five years. The conservative GERB party led the 2024 election and formed a coalition. Mass protests began in late November over a 2026 draft budget seen as an attempt to mask corruption. Former President Rumen Radev resigned and was replaced by Iotova.
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