National Assembly of Bulgaria

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The National Assembly of Bulgaria is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria, responsible for enacting laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
adopts rules of procedure for its organization and activities
appoints certain senior state officials (under law and constitution)
approves state budget of Bulgaria
budgetaryPower approves taxes and other state revenues
buildingLocation National Assembly building, Sofia
surface form: National Assembly Square, Sofia
canBeDissolvedBy President of Bulgaria
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Bulgaria
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria
country Bulgaria
surface form: Republic of Bulgaria
countryCapital Sofia
electoralBody Bulgarian citizens with voting rights
electoralSystem proportional representation
elects Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
establishedInPeriod post-1878 Bulgarian state
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee ad hoc committees
standing committees
hasPower amend the Constitution of Bulgaria (under special procedure)
historicalPrecursor Grand National Assembly (for constitutional changes)
houseType unicameral
languageOfProceedings Bulgarian
legalSystemRole supreme legislative authority of Bulgaria
legislatureOf Bulgaria
meetingPlace National Assembly building, Sofia
meetsIn Sofia
meetsInContinent Europe
nativeName Народно събрание
nativeNameLanguage Bulgarian
numberOfHouses 1
oversees Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
oversightMechanism parliamentary questions and interpellations
votes of confidence and no confidence
passes laws of Bulgaria
primaryFunction approving the state budget
enacting laws
oversight of the government
publishes State Gazette (for promulgation of laws)
ratifies international treaties
responsibleFor declaring war and peace (under constitutional conditions)
imposing martial law or state of emergency (under constitutional conditions)
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName National Assembly
termLength 4 years
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Bulgaria legislature National Assembly of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Bulgaria legislature National Assembly of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Socialist Party parliamentaryGroupIn National Assembly of Bulgaria