BSP leader Atanas Zafirov said his party heard the protesters and pushed the government to resign because citizens were fed up with corruption. The Socialist coalition joined the ruling majority for stability but bailed when public anger hit a breaking point, and Zafirov claimed left-wing parties always put the country above party drama. He pointed to BSP wins like cracking down on sketchy care homes and handling the water shortage, but the party refuses to back a 1.2 billion euro guarantee for Ukraine.
Zafirov wants left-leaning groups to reunite and admitted young people showed up hard at the demonstrations. Deputy PM Rumen Petkov said BSP took the biggest hit from joining the cabinet but stood firm on democratic principles despite internal disagreements. The party plans to fight for a social spending budget that protects vulnerable Bulgarians and will meet next week to figure out their next moves.
Zafirov wants left-leaning groups to reunite and admitted young people showed up hard at the demonstrations. Deputy PM Rumen Petkov said BSP took the biggest hit from joining the cabinet but stood firm on democratic principles despite internal disagreements. The party plans to fight for a social spending budget that protects vulnerable Bulgarians and will meet next week to figure out their next moves.
