The Bulgarian center-right government on Tuesday withdrew a controversial 2026 budget proposal following a week of Gen
“The Council of Ministers has proposed that the National Assembly adopt a decision to withdraw the draft State Budget
for 2026,” the government said in a press release.
The biggest demonstration Monday drew around 50,000 to 100,000 people to the streets of Sofia, according to various
media accounts, including the Bulgarian News Agency, but remained peaceful.
After the rally dispersed, some masked rioters that were not previously at the protests hurled firecrackers and bottles
at police officers, burned garbage containers and vandalized police cars.