On 1 April, Bulgaria's caretaker government announced the establishment of a crisis headquarters to coordinate the monitoring and control of commodity and fuel prices, citing the Middle East conflict as the primary driver of price volatility.

Bulgaria’s political cycle has entered a phase where caretaker governance is no longer exceptional. Since 2021, repeated elections, fractured coalitions, and unresolved corruption disputes have prevented durable parliamentary majorities. With another election scheduled for 19 April 2026, the nomination of Andrey Gyurov as caretaker Prime Minister comes at a moment when institutional fatigue and public distrust define the country’s political equilibrium. The current crisis tra