National Assembly (Bulgaria)
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National Assembly | |
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49th National Assembly | |
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Vacant since 25 April 2024 | |
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Seats | 240 |
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Last election | 2 April 2023 |
Next election | 9 June 2024 |
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The National Assembly (Bulgarian: Народно събрание, romanized: Narodno Sabranie (lit. People’s Assembly) is the unicameral parliament and legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria. The first National Assembly was established in 1879 with the Tarnovo Constitution.
During the communist period between 1946 and 1989, the National Assembly was the supreme organ of state power and it was the only branch of government in Bulgaria and, in accordance with the principle of unified power, all state organs were subservient to it. Most of the National Assembly's actions were characterized as a rubber stamp for the Bulgarian Communist Party (BKP) or as only being able to affect issues of low sensitivity and salience to the Bulgarian communist regime. The BCP controlled nomination and election processes at every level in its political system, allowing it to stamp out any opposition.