2017 in Bulgaria
Events in the year 2017 in Bulgaria.
Incumbents
- President: Rosen Plevneliev ; Rumen Radev
- Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov ; Ognyan Gerdzhikov ; Boyko Borisov
Events
- 22 January - Rumen Radev takes over as President
- 27 January - Ognyan Gerdzhikov takes over as Prime Minister
- 26 March - The 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election are held, making Bokyo Borisov the Prime Minister. GERB wins the most seats, and the far-right United Patriots alliance enters parliament for the first time.
- 13 May - Bulgaria gets 2nd place in The 2017 Eurovision.
- 10 June – The annual Sofia Pride march takes place, with heightened security concerns due to announced counter-demonstration by a nationalist group.
- October – Television journalist Viktor Nikolaev is publicly threatened by senior government figures during an on-air exchange related to investigative reporting.
- December – Parliament approves new anticorruption legislation that establishes a centralized agency; President Radev then announces his intention to veto the bill.
Deaths
- 25 January - Ivan Pritargov, footballer.
- 27 January - Atanas Kirov, weightlifter, three times world champion.
- 29 January - Boris Nikolov, boxer and Olympic bronze medalist.
- 15 June - Rumen Nenov, footballer.