El presidente búlgaro Rumen Radev anunció el lunes que renunciará a su cargo. En un discurso televisado, Radev, de tendencia izquierdista, afirmó

Thousands gathered in Sofia to demand fair elections and the coalition's resignation, citing vote buying, manipulation, and economic concerns. View on euronews

Bulgaria's second-largest parliamentary grouping, the reformist PP-DB, declined a request on Wednesday from the president to try to form a new government, increasing the likelihood of a snap election in the European Union's poorest member state.

Thousands of people have braved freezing weather to protest in Bulgaria’s capital to call for a fair election as the Balkan country appears to be headed to its eighth vote in the last five years.

The main index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, the SOFIX, surged by 14.41% in the first week of trading after the country joined the eurozone on January 1, highlighting investor optimism, the bourse said.

Bulgaria's president said on Friday he would offer the mandate to the centre-right GERB-SDS coalition next week to form a government, though analysts say it is unlikely to secure enough support and that a snap election is almost unavoidable.

Bulgarians have begun withdrawing euros for the first time after joining the euro currency union, as its 21st member.