STATE STRUCTURE
The Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaira
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Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria was adopted in July 1991. It was built on the basic principles of the contemporary constitutionalism. The Constitution provides a multi- party parliamentary system and free elections, in which all the citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria take part with the right to vote. After the elections, the largest parliamentary group constructs the government. So that the government is approved (The Council of Ministers), as well as for adoption of regular legal acts, general parliament majority is required. Amendments in the Constitution are to be adopted through three quarters of parliament majority.
The President of Bulgaira
The President is the Head of State and is
elected with direct elections once in every five years, for not more that
two mandates.
The Vice President is elected at the same time, with the same voting paper, and under the same conditions and procedure, as of the President.
The President is the supreme commander of the military forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. He assigns and discharges the supreme command staff of the military forces and promotes the supreme officers into higher ranks on proposals by the Council of Ministers.
The President is the Chairperson of the Consultative Council for national security and
has the power to:
Declare war in case of armed attack against Bulgaria, or if necessary, the country's implementation of international agreements
Declare general or partial mobilization on request of the Council of Ministers
Declare martial law, or any other state of emergency, at cases when the National Assembly is not in session and is impossible to be called
Give order to the Prime Minister to form the government
Select the date of the elections for the National Assembly, as well as for the local self-management authorities
Point out the date for national referendum, after the corresponding decision of the National Assembly
Approve the adopted by the Parliament laws with a Decree, signed also by the Prime Minister, or by the relevant Minister
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