The Zhelyazkov Government was the 105th cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament of Bulgaria on 16 January 2025. The cabinet is a minority coalition government with ministers nominated from GERB, BSP–OL and ITN. 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. 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.
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. The government's primary commitment has been the country's entry into the eurozone in 2026.
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. 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.
+ Votes of no confidence Proposer Sector Date of submission Date of vote Yes No Abstentions Absentees OutcomeRevival, MECh and Velichieforeign policy26 March 2025 3 April 2025 0fight against corruption10 April 2025 17 April 20250fiscal policy27 June 2025 4 July 20250environment and water3 July 2025 11 July 20250 PP-DB, APS and MEChinternal security and justice12 September 2025 18 September 20250economic policy5 December 2025 11 December 202500
+ Zhelyazkov Government approval rating Polling Firm Fieldwork date Approval Disapproval Unsure/no opinion Net Trend 13–20 September 2025 23% % 11% Myara 4–12 September 2025 17.4% % 13.4% Alpha Research 7–14 July 2025 26.2% % 34.5% Trend 12–18 May 2025 26% % 17% MarketLinks 18–30 Apr 2025 25% % 27% Myara 3–13 Apr 2025 19.2% % 14.8% MarketLinks 22–30 Mar 2025 22% % 32% Trend 10–16 Mar 2025 27% % 23% MarketLinks 22 Feb.–2 Mar 2025 27% % 27% Myara 6–16 Feb 2025 26.8% % 16.5% MarketLinks 25 Jan.–2 Feb 2025 27% % 33% Trendhttps://rctrend.bg/project/%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%89%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b3%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8-%d1%81%d0%bf%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%bc%d0%be-%d0%be%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5/ 24 Jan.–30 Jan 2025 32% % 29% Alpha Research 15 Jan.–20 Jan 2025 % 29% 32%
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