Bulgaria's parliament lined up to greenlight Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov stepping down after protesters spent days hammering the government over economic failures and corruption allegations. Boyko Borisov from GERB confirmed the resignation hits the floor as agenda item number one, and there's zero chance of reshuffling the cabinet to save face. Zhelyazkov got the gig back in January with 125 votes backing him.
The whole thing went down right before lawmakers were about to run another no-confidence vote targeting the government's busted economic policies. Zhelyazkov told everyone the people's voice matters more than clinging to power, which sounds nice but basically admits they couldn't weather the storm. Regular parliamentary business carries on with several ministers showing up for the weekly grilling session.
The whole thing went down right before lawmakers were about to run another no-confidence vote targeting the government's busted economic policies. Zhelyazkov told everyone the people's voice matters more than clinging to power, which sounds nice but basically admits they couldn't weather the storm. Regular parliamentary business carries on with several ministers showing up for the weekly grilling session.
