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Atanas Slavov, 24 January 2020
Bulgaria’s Balancing Act: Judicial and Prosecutorial Independence and Accountability 26 August 2026
Bulgaria's prime minister proposes constitutional amendments restoring president's power over caretaker government24 February 2026
Op-ed: Bulgaria has overused the constitutional tool of caretaker governments to the point of absurdity
Bulgaria's prime minister proposes constitutional amendments restoring president's power over caretaker government26 August 2026
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the government will propose constitutional amendments to restore the president's authority to freely choose a caretake…
Bulgarian court finds parliamentary resolution on board of peace accession violates constitution's separation of powers26 June 2026
The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional a National Assembly resolution requiring the Council of Ministers to submit legislation ratifying Bulgari…
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…