HauptstadtSofia Unabhängigkeit3 März 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottaman Empire) NationalfeiertagLiberation Day, 3 März (1878) Konstitutionadopted 12 Juli 1991 Wahlrecht18 Jahre; universal ExekutiveStaatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Georgi PURVANOV (seit dem 22 January 2002); Vice Staatspräsident Angel MARIN (seit dem 22 January 2002)
Regierungschef: Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) Simeon SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA (seit dem 24 July 2001); Deputy Prime Ministers Nikolay VASILEV (seit dem 24 July 2001), and Lidiya SHULEVA (seit dem 24 July 2001), Plamen PANAYOTOV (seit dem 17 July 2003)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the National Assembly
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held 11 November and 18 November 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) nominated by the president; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister
election results: Georgi PURVANOV elected president; percent of vote - Georgi PURVANOV 54.13%, Petar STOYANOV 45.87% |
