Balgarianovinite.com Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov met on Friday with representatives of the students who took part in the protests in December 2025 that ousted the government of prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. After the meeting, Gurov told a news briefing at the Council of Ministers that the discussion covered many topics and outlined specific measures that will be taken.
“For me, it was extremely important that one of the first official meetings I have is with the people whose voices are not heard – young people who do not vote and feel alienated from the civic process, who in recent months demonstrated their civic engagement and pointed out the things they disagree with,” Gurov said.
According to him, these people have hope, but they also have very high expectations. “Sometimes these expectations are very simple – respect for the law and adherence to the social contract, listening to the voices of the people and their expectations, and trust between institutions,” Gurov added.
Andrey Dimitrov, chair of the RED Association, said that several key problems were highlighted at the meeting. “The government has resigned, but the administration remain theirs. For this reason, we drew attention to the professional leadership of the Ministry of Interior, since in order to have fair elections, change is needed there,” he explained.
“I am optimistic about the caretaker government because the dialogue that took place today is a first step toward restoring trust in the institutions. The sense of justice in Bulgaria has fallen to critical levels. We hope that through dialogue and cooperation between the young people who took to the streets at the end of 2025 and the Council of Ministers, we will restore trust and lay the foundations for a developing Bulgarian society,” Dimitrov added.
Alexnder Tanev, founder of the Students Against the Mafia coalition, said that the time has finally come for those in power to hear citizens’ demands. “During the meeting, we mentioned our priorities. These include resolving the crisis in the judiciary, appointing a legitimate and lawful acting Prosecutor General, and taking action to address the crisis involving institutions that operate beyond the legally established mandates,” Tanev explained. He added that none of the young people present would be joining election candidate lists.
Vasilena Dimitrova of the initiative committee Future in Bulgaria explained that at the meeting they also presented proposals for the Ministry of Health that could be implemented within the framework of the caretaker government. These are measures that would send a signal to medical professionals that it makes sense to remain in Bulgaria and that this is the right choice, Dimitrova said.
“The meeting was extremely productive, and I am grateful to Andrey Gurov for giving us the opportunity to discuss potential ways to reduce the distance between citizens and institutions in order to increase civic engagement and voter turnout in the next elections,” said Ivaylo Madzharov, chair of the Active Policies Association. “It is important to say that the next elections may be the most important for Bulgaria, and there is a chance to increase voter turnout from 40% to 50%, or even more,” Madzharov added. Caretaker Prime Minister Gurov Meets with Students Who Protested against Zhelyazkov Cabinet 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-20 11:27:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law