Several tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Bulgaria on Wednesday to protest against the government and corruption, as anger over the country's draft budget boiled over into a widening anti-graft movement.

In recent weeks, Bulgaria has been gripped by a wave of rallies against a divisive 2026 draft budget, which protesters have branded an attempt to mask rampant corruption.

Demonstrators gathered for fresh protests in major cities across Bulgaria on Wednesday night.

Tens of thousands rallied outside the parliament building in Sofia alone, an AFP journalist observed. Protesters chanted "Resign" and held up "I'm fed up!" signs featuring caricatures of politicians.

"Corruption and stolen money are the big problems," Martin Nedkov, a 45-year-old engineer, told AFP.

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