nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/12b0b834da187d02 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250605s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/12b0b834da187d02 doi eng 342 23 Thavard, Blaga Author aut Populism over Principle - Bulgaria’s Euro Referendum and the Limits of Populist Constitutionalism Thavard, Blaga Verfassungsblog 2025-06-05 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier As EU officials arrive in Sofia to celebrate Bulgaria’s readiness for euro adoption, nationalist-fueled protests erupt in the streets. The tensions were triggered by President Rumen Radev’s unexpected call for a referendum on whether the country should join the euro on 1 January 2026 – despite Bulgaria having met all convergence criteria after years of effort. Far from a genuine democratic impulse, the move appears to be a populist gamble, trading legal commitments and European credibility for short-term political gain. CC BY-SA 4.0 Bulgaria Euro European Union Populist Constitutionalism Radew Rumen | 1963– | Generalmajor; Politiker Referendum (DE-588)1125413557 gnd Radew Rumen | 1963– | Generalmajor; Politiker Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/bulgaria-referendum-euro/ raw object