Bulgaria to hold snap parliamentary election on April 19

Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election on April 19 following the resignation of the previous government in December amid anticorruption protests. President Iliana Iotova appointed Andrey Gyurov to lead a caretaker government in preparation for the upcoming vote, which will be the eighth parliamentary election in the country in just five years. Political instability has plagued Bulgaria, with parties struggling to form stable ruling coalitions, leading to ongoing protests and calls for change.

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