The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Sea nation's entry into the euro zone.

Young Bulgarians turned out in protests that helped unseat their government. Whether that will translate into higher turnout in upcoming elections is up to them.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sofia and other Bulgarian cities to join protests late on December 1 against ruling the coalition's budget plans, forcing the government to withdraw them the next morning.

Bulgaria’s Parliament on Friday voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s government, bringing an end to the Cabinet’s tenure amid weeks of mass protests. Lawmakers voted 227-0, with no abstentions, to approve the Cabinet’s departure, according to the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

El Parlamento de Bulgaria aprobó el viernes la renuncia del gobierno de coalición del primer ministro, Rosen Zhelyazkov, en medio de