Capitalnome: Sofia coordenadas geográficas: 42 41 N, 23 19 E diferença do tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October Independência3 Março 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 Setembro 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire) Feriado nacionalLiberation Day, 3 Março (1878) Constituciónadotada 12 Julho 1991 Sufrágio18 anos de idade; universal Poder Executivochefe do estado: Presidente Georgi PARVANOV (desde 22 January 2002); Vice Presidente Angel MARIN (desde 22 January 2002) cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Sergei STANISHEV (desde 16 August 2005); Deputy Prime Ministers Ivaylo KALFIN, Daniel VULCHEV, and Emel ETEM (desde 16 August 2005) and Meglena PLUGCHIEVA (desde 25 April 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 22 and 29 October 2006 (next to be held in 2011); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) nominated by the president and elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly election results: Georgi PARVANOV reelected president; percent of vote - Georgi PARVANOV 77.3%, Volen SIDEROV 22.7%; Sergei STANISHEV elected prime minister, result of legislative vote - 168 to 67 |