Bulgaria's Vice President Criticizes 2026 Budget: New 10 Billion Debt Sparks Concern

Vice President Iliana Yotova has voiced sharp criticism of the draft budget for 2026, emphasizing that no one appears satisfied with it. She also addressed comments by BSP-United Left MP Atanas Atanasov suggesting she could be a candidate in the next presidential elections, noting that it is too early to respond and expressing gratitude for the recognition, but declining to elaborate on the matter at this stage.

Yotova specifically criticized the procedural approach to adopting the budget, highlighting the extremely short deadlines between its first and second readings....