Constitution of Bulgaria

The Constitution of Bulgaria ( Bulgarian Конституция на България / Konstitutzija na Balgarija ) is the first and fundamental law of the Republic of Bulgaria. The current constitution was adopted by the 7th Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria on July 12, 1991, defines the country after 50 years of Communist rule, as a unitary democratic, constitutional and parliamentary republic. This makes it the first constitution in Eastern Europe based on the principles of democracy and rule of law. She is also one of the few, Ivan Adamovich speaks of the only ones in Central and Eastern Europe, including the rules for the dissolution of the old and the introduction of a new constitution. In this case, the Grand National Assembly shall meet.

The Bulgarian National Assembly may amend or supplement any provisions of the Constitution other than those for which the Grand National Assembly is responsible (Art. 153). It has been amended four times (2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007), most recently in connection with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union ( as part of the EU enlargement in 2004 occurred on 1 May 2004 ten countries of the EU in ).

Chronologically, it is the fourth Constitution of Bulgaria; the first was the Tarnovo Constitution of 1879 ( they constituted Bulgaria as a constitutional monarchy ). The chronological second was the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (also called Dimitrov Constitution, named after Georgi Dimitrov, 1947-1971 in force). The amended 1971 Constitution is also known as Zhivkov Constitution known ( named after Todor Zhivkov ).