Anti-Euro protesters storm Bulgarian parliament as government survives no-confidence vote over fiscal policy

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - Anti-Euro protesters stormed the Bulgarian parliament as government survived a no-confidence vote, the third since its formation, over its policy on Friday, Sofia News Agency reported.

The protest against the adoption of the euro, organized by the Bulgarian Leva committee and supported by the far-right Revival party, escalated into physical confrontations in central Sofia.

Carrying Bulgarian flags, the crowd chanted slogans including “We Want Our Lev, We Want Our Referendum,” and “No to Euro.”

Meanwhile, the government survived a non-confidence vote, supported by the right-wing opposition parties of Revival, Greatness, and Morality, Unity, Honor (MECh) over its fiscal policy.

The vote on the motion was 54-130 and zero abstentions.

Before the vote, Bulgaria’s central government, led by Prime Minister Rosen, survived two no-confidence votes: one initiated by Revival for "failure in the foreign policy sector" and a second one, submitted by MECh, for "failure in the fight against corruption".