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Atanas Slavov, 24 January 2020
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Op-ed: Bulgaria has overused the constitutional tool of caretaker governments to the point of absurdity18 November 2025
Bulgaria's constitutional court rules speaker of national assembly cannot unilaterally decide on a national referendum
Op-ed: Bulgaria has overused the constitutional tool of caretaker governments to the point of absurdity24 February 2026
Bulgaria has a constitution, a parliament, and a president. What it has struggled to maintain, with remarkable consistency over the past decade, is an actual fu…
Bulgaria's constitutional court rules speaker of national assembly cannot unilaterally decide on a national referendum18 November 2025
The Speaker of the National Assembly has no right to rule unilaterally on a national referendum. This becomes clear from a decision of the Constitutional Court …
Bulgaria's president calls for referendum on euro despite court ruling it would be unconstitutional12 May 2025
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov firmly defended Bulgaria’s European path and the country’s accession to the eurozone in response to President Rumen Radev’s call…
Bulgaria's constitutional court strikes down bulk of constitutional amendments29 July 2024
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on July 26 to declare the majority of the changes made to the country’s constitution, in particular those affecting the ju…
Parliament of Bulgaria amends laws obstructing constitutional appointment of caretaker prime minister 29 March 2024
Bulgaria’s Parliament hastily leapt into the process of amending laws on March 29 in a bid to resolve issues related to the process of the head of state appoint…