Anyone unconvinced of the power of protest need look no further than Bulgaria for proof of the change people on the streets can bring. Rattled by the sheer size of the protests, on December 2 the ruling coalition of GERB populists, pro-Russian Socialists and nationalist There’s Such a People – backed by the New Beginning party of oligarch Delyan Peevski – scrapped the spending plan. #Balkans #Bulgaria https://balkaninsight.com/2025/12/05/different-energy-budget-win-for-young-bulgarian-protesters-fuels-hope-for-more/