Massive crowds hit the streets in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas last night, demanding the government pull back its 2026 budget proposal. The capital saw the biggest turnout with protesters camping outside government buildings for hours, yelling at officials to step down.
Things got messy when groups broke off and rolled up to the GERB party office and then the DPS-New Beginning headquarters, where stuff got torched and cop cars got wrecked. Sofia police grabbed over 10 people after trash bins went up in flames and one GERB location got hit. Opposition parties from We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria are saying the violence was staged by troublemakers trying to make the whole protest look bad.
Things got messy when groups broke off and rolled up to the GERB party office and then the DPS-New Beginning headquarters, where stuff got torched and cop cars got wrecked. Sofia police grabbed over 10 people after trash bins went up in flames and one GERB location got hit. Opposition parties from We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria are saying the violence was staged by troublemakers trying to make the whole protest look bad.
