site.btaContinue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria to Move for No-confidence Vote against Cabinet on Friday

Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (CC–DB) will submit a vote of no confidence against the Cabinet of Rossen Zhelyazkov on Friday, CC leader Assen Vassilev, announced in a video on Facebook Tuesday. He promised that next week, when the no-confidence debate takes place in the plenary hall, there will be an even bigger protest "to say 'Enough!' and 'Give a chance to Bulgaria’s future!."

"A short while ago, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov stated that they will not resign. We will help them," the CC leader said.

This will be the sixth vote of no confidence against the Council of Ministers.

At a news briefing earlier on Tuesday, CC-DB calling for the Cabinet's resignation and snap elections. “If the government does not resign this week, we will submit a motion of no confidence,” said Assen Vassilev. According to him, the people want new elections, and this opportunity must be given to them. 

"The protest last night was peaceful and ended peacefully. During the large march, there was not a single incident. The ugly scenes were caused by provocateurs, while the Ministry of Interior remained passive and did not react. Attempts to turn the protest violent were limited only to the MRF headquarters. The center of Sofia was left without electricity, precisely along the route where the march was supposed to pass," said Vasilev.

On Monday evening, tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets in Sofia to protest the adoption of the 2026 State Budget Bill and corruption. 

“The government may have heard the protest and withdrawn the budget. This could have been avoided if it had happened last week. Now it is too late,” Vassilev said. 

Ivaylo Mirchev MP of CC-DB said that withdrawing the draft state budget would not change anything and that people want the government to resign. "If anyone thinks that returning the budget will save the day and reduce public tension, they are very much mistaken. The protesters were shouting 'Resign.' This government must resign and we must go to elections," he added.