Bulgaria faces a fresh wave of political turmoil after street protests over rampant corruption led to the resignation of the prime minister just weeks before the country joins the euro. “We will be a strong opposition,” Mr Borissov told his party leadership in a live Facebook stream on Thursday. Bulgaria's prime minister Rossen Jeliazkov delivers a speech following his government resignation at the parliament in Sofia. Photograph: Dimitar Kyosemarliev/AFP/Getty ImagesThe president has sought to tap into popular discontent with Mr Peevski and Mr Borissov, praising protesters for standing up to the “oligarchy”. Mr Radev has indicated several times he may enter parliamentary politics.
