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Rossen Jeliazkov finally resigned on Thursday (11/12) after weeks of protests from generation Z (Gen Z).
“Today, the government resigned,” Jeliazkov said.
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He resigned just before the opposition submitted a motion of no confidence in the government in parliament.In fact, Jeliazkov has only been in power for less than a year.In fact, Bulgaria, according to plans, introduces the euro on January 1, 2026.
How bad is the corruption case in Bulgaria that caused the country’s Gen Z to fall?
Corrupt and poorest
The wave of protests by demonstrators was triggered by high poverty rates.And this poverty is triggered by the corrupt behavior of its officials.The European Union, to which Bulgaria is a member, has released a poverty and corruption index for a number of European countries.
Even in 2014, or more than a decade ago, Bulgaria was declared the country with the worst level of corruption in Europe.
The countries receiving serious attention are Italy, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria.The European Union report states that many cases of corruption in these countries occur, especially in the distribution of tenders for government projects.The worst corruption occurs in the health sector.
The situation in Bulgaria received particular attention.”The conditions in Bulgaria are really very, very serious,” said European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in 2014.
He explained that Bulgaria has a big problem facing various corrupt practices, and must immediately think about what steps can be taken, including working closely with the European Union.
The European Commission said that in more than half of member countries, political party funding is still prone to corruption.And 25 percent of government projects for building roads and buildings are suspected of being related to corrupt practices and manipulation.
Apparently this practice has never changed even though many officials have been replaced, including several elections.Even in 2023, Bulgarian Attorney General Ivan Gashev was fired by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev 2023. The reason was that Geshev failed to eradicate corruption and the attorney general himself was accused of being involved in extortion.
Before the dismissal occurred, Geshev had a feud with his deputy who was also the Head of the Investigation Department, Sarafov.Sarafov has filed an official complaint against Geshev with the Sofia Prosecutor’s Office, demanding an urgent investigation into a series of crimes allegedly committed by the prosecutor general.
He also demanded the dismissal of Deputy Head of the Investigation Department Yasen Todorov before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
Previously, on 12 May 2023, six members of the 11-member SJC Prosecutor’s Chamber demanded Geshev’s removal from office, citing “serious violations or systematic failure to carry out official duties, as well as actions that undermine the prestige of the judiciary” (Article 129(3), point 5 of the Bulgarian Constitution).
But Geshev did not want to be blamed alone, before being fired he boasted that it was time to “clean up the political rubbish in parliament”, which indirectly involved former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
During the Plenary session of the Bulgarian Supreme Court on 18 May 2023, Geshev stated that if legal proceedings against him were opened, he would reveal information that would make some members of the Bulgarian Supreme Court “embarrassed”.Bulgarian media said the threat to open his mouth was related to information about the inappropriate wealth of judges at the Bulgarian Supreme Court.
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