Zhelyazkov Government

The Zhelyazkov Government was the 105th cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament of Bulgaria on 16 January 2025.^[2] The cabinet is a minority coalition government with ministers nominated from GERB, BSP–OL and ITN.^[3] The cabinet resigned on 11 December 2025 after weeks of anti-government protests in the whole country and abroad over its economic policies and its perceived failure to tackle corruption.^[4] The government resignation was approved by the National Assembly on 12 December. On February 19, 2026, the cabinet handed over power to the caretaker government of Andrey Gyurov.

Date formed16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)

Date dissolved19 February 2026 (2026-02-19)

PresidentRumen Radev
Iliana Yotova

Prime MinisterRosen Zhelyazkov

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Zhelyazkov Government
105th Cabinet of Bulgaria
2025–2026
Zhelyazkov Cabinet
Date formed	16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
Date dissolved	19 February 2026 (2026-02-19)
People and organisations
President	Rumen Radev Iliana Yotova
Prime Minister	Rosen Zhelyazkov
Deputy Prime Minister	Tomislav Donchev, GERB Atanas Zafirov, BSP Grozdan Karadzhov, ITN
No. of ministers	21
Ministers removed	0
Total no. of members	21
Member parties	GERB–SDS   BSP–OL   ITN Supported by:   DPS–NN[a]
Status in legislature	Minority coalition
Opposition parties	PP–DB   Revival   APS   MECh   Velichie
History
Election	October 2024
Legislature term	51st National Assembly
Predecessor	Glavchev II
Successor	Gyurov

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The cabinet was initially elected with the support of APS. However, on 16 April 2025, following disagreements with the government and the passing of legislation with DPS–NN, the party announced it would no longer support the government.^[5] The government's primary commitment has been the country's entry into the eurozone in 2026.^[6][7][8]

Though the government is not committed to creating a formal deal, it has been widely reported on and accepted that the government's majority depends on the support of DPS–NN.^{[9][10][11][12]} Prior to the approval of Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone in July 2025, PP–DB, the largest parliamentary opposition, had pledged to abstain in no-confidence votes.^[13][14][15]