President of Bulgaria

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The President of Bulgaria is the country’s directly elected head of state, responsible for representing the nation, safeguarding the constitution, and performing key ceremonial and diplomatic duties.

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Президент на България 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state role
political office
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Bulgaria
country Bulgaria
currentOfficeHolder Rumen Radev
currentOfficeHolderStartDate 22 January 2017
deputy Vice President of Vietnam
surface form: Vice President of Bulgaria
eligibilityRequirement Bulgarian citizen by birth
at least 40 years old
eligible for election to the National Assembly
resided in Bulgaria for the five years preceding the election
eligibleVotersRequirement Bulgarian citizens with the right to vote
firstDirectlyElectedOfficeHolder Zhelyu Zhelev
firstOfficeHolder Zhelyu Zhelev
formationDate 1990
hasConstitutionalDuty accredit foreign diplomatic representatives
appoint and dismiss the high command of the armed forces on proposal of the Council of Ministers
appoint and recall heads of diplomatic missions on proposal of the Council of Ministers
appoint caretaker governments under certain conditions
confer orders and medals
declare general or partial mobilization on proposal of the Council of Ministers
declare state of war or martial law in cases defined by the constitution
exercise the right of pardon
grant Bulgarian citizenship and release from citizenship
grant asylum
promulgate laws
represent Bulgaria in international relations
return laws to the National Assembly for reconsideration (veto)
safeguard the Constitution of Bulgaria
schedule elections and referendums in cases defined by the constitution
serve as supreme commander of the armed forces
hasRole commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
guarantor of the Constitution of Bulgaria
head of state
representative of the state in international relations
symbol of national unity
headOfStateOf Bulgaria
impeachmentApprovalThreshold requires at least two-thirds majority of all members of the National Assembly
impeachmentInitiation requires proposal by at least one-quarter of the members of the National Assembly
impeachmentMechanism may be impeached by the Constitutional Court on charges of high treason or violation of the constitution
isElectedBy citizens of Bulgaria
maximumConsecutiveTerms 2
oathContent to observe the Constitution and the laws of Bulgaria and to be guided by the interests of the people
oathRequirement takes oath before the National Assembly
officeHolderTitleInBulgarian President of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Президент на България
predecessorOffice Chairman of the State Council of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria
residence Boyana Residence
seat Sofia
selectionMethod direct popular vote
style His Excellency
Mr. President
termLength 5 years
termRenewal renewable once consecutively

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National Assembly of Bulgaria canBeDissolvedBy President of Bulgaria
Bulgaria headOfStateTitle President of Bulgaria
President of Bulgaria officeHolderTitleInBulgarian President of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Президент на България