Bulgaria Faces More Political Turmoil Just as It Adopts the Euro
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000A protester waves the Bulgarian flag during a protest in Sofia, Bulgaria on Dec. 10.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. Boyko Borissov, a former three-time prime minister whose Gerb party won the last election, will now have the chance to pick a new premier, but already signaled he won’t try again.