{"id":12631,"date":"2026-02-18T14:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12631"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:15:52","slug":"bulgaria-%e2%81%a0to-hold-snap-parliamentary-election-on-april-19-after-protests-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12631","title":{"rendered":"Bulgaria \u2060to hold snap parliamentary election on April 19 after protests | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Eighth vote in just five years follows government resignation after weeks of protests over budget, alleged corruption.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Bulgaria \u2060will hold a snap parliamentary election on April 19, President Iliana Iotova has said.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement on Wednesday comes after the resignation of the previous government in December following weeks of anticorruption protests.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Iotova tapped\u00a0Andrey Gyurov, deputy governor of \u2060the Bulgarian National Bank, to head a caretaker government tasked with preparing the way for the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will make a decree to have elections on the 19th of April,\u201d Iotova told \u2060a news conference on Wednesday, after meeting Gyurov, \u2060who presented the members \u2060of his caretaker government.<\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria, which joined the eurozone on January 1, has faced prolonged political \u200cinstability, with parties unable to form stable ruling coalitions in a fragmented \u200cparliament.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming parliamentary election will be \u200cthe eighth in just five years in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative GERB party came first in the most recent election in 2024, forming a coalition government.<\/p>\n<p>People, however, began taking to the streets in late November over the 2026 draft budget, with protesters branded it as an attempt to mask rampant corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Bulgaria\u2019s longtime President Rumen Radev, a vocal government critic who supported the protests, announced his resignation amid speculation that he was looking to take part in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>In an address to the nation, Radev, 62, said at the time he was eager to participate in the \u201cbattle for the future\u201d of the European Union and NATO member.<\/p>\n<p>He was replaced by his deputy, Iotova. 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