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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_de_Bulgaria" title="Presidente de Bulgaria – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Presidente de Bulgaria" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Президент на България – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Президент на България" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_de_Bulg%C3%A0ria" title="President de Bulgària – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="President de Bulgària" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezident_Bulharska" title="Prezident Bulharska – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Prezident Bulharska" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A4sident_der_Republik_Bulgarien" title="Präsident der Republik Bulgarien – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Präsident der Republik Bulgarien" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a 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de la république de Bulgarie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Président de la république de Bulgarie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%88%EA%B0%80%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84_%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9" title="불가리아 대통령 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="불가리아 대통령" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90_%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94" title="נשיא בולגריה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="נשיא בולגריה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Претседател на Бугарија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Претседател на Бугарија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presiden_Bulgaria" title="Presiden Bulgaria – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Presiden Bulgaria" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezydent_Bu%C5%82garii" title="Prezydent Bułgarii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prezydent Bułgarii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre%C8%99edintele_Bulgariei" title="Președintele Bulgariei – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Președintele Bulgariei" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Президент Болгарии – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Президент Болгарии" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidenti_i_Bullgaris%C3%AB" title="Presidenti i Bullgarisë – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Presidenti i Bullgarisë" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="President of Bulgaria" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predsednik_Bolgarije" title="Predsednik Bolgarije – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Predsednik Bolgarije" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cu mw-list-item"><a href="https://cu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%A3%D0%B4%D1%8A%D1%81%D1%A3%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%94%D0%BB%D2%84%D1%8C_%D0%91%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%97%D1%A9_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%97%D1%A9" title="Прѣдъсѣдатєл҄ь Блъгарїѩ Димократїѩ – Church Slavic" lang="cu" hreflang="cu" data-title="Прѣдъсѣдатєл҄ь Блъгарїѩ Димократїѩ" data-language-autonym="Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ" data-language-local-name="Church Slavic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%86%DA%A9_%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="سەرۆک کۆماری بولگاریا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="سەرۆک کۆماری بولگاریا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5" title="Предсједник Републике Бугарске – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Предсједник Републике Бугарске" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_presidentti" title="Bulgarian presidentti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Bulgarian presidentti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangulo_ng_Bulgarya" title="Pangulo ng Bulgarya – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Pangulo ng Bulgarya" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%83%D0%BB%D2%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Президенти Булғористон – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Президенти Булғористон" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaristan_cumhurba%C5%9Fkan%C4%B1" title="Bulgaristan cumhurbaşkanı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Bulgaristan cumhurbaşkanı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%96%D1%97" title="Президент Болгарії – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Президент Болгарії" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BB%95ng_th%E1%BB%91ng_Bulgaria" title="Tổng thống Bulgaria – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Tổng thống Bulgaria" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" 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България</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px var( --border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1 );"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg/240px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="679" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria" title="Coat of arms of Bulgaria">Coat of arms of Bulgaria</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; 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2017</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Excellency" title="Excellency">His Excellency</a> (diplomatic) <a href="/wiki/President_(government_title)" title="President (government title)">Mr. President</a> (informal, more widely used)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Largo,_Sofia" title="Largo, Sofia">Sofia</a> (office), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Boyana_(residence)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boyana (residence) (page does not exist)">Boyana</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F)" class="extiw" title="bg:Бояна 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class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zhelyu_Zhelev" title="Zhelyu Zhelev">Zhelyu Zhelev</a><br /><small>Modern presidency; <a href="/wiki/Petar_Mladenov" title="Petar Mladenov">Petar Mladenov</a> as inaugural Chairman (President)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">3 April 1990<span class="noprint">; 34 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1990-04-03</span>)</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(chairman (president)</span><br />22 January 1992<span class="noprint">; 33 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1992-01-22</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(modern presidency)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Bulgaria" title="Vice President of Bulgaria">Vice 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg/140px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg/210px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg/280px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="679" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Constitution</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tarnovo_Constitution" title="Tarnovo Constitution">1879</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dimitrov_Constitution" title="Dimitrov Constitution">1947</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Zhivkov_Constitution" title="Zhivkov Constitution">1971</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bulgaria" title="Constitution of Bulgaria">1991</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Presidency</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">President</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Bulgaria" title="List of heads of state of Bulgaria">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Rumen_Radev" title="Rumen Radev">Rumen Radev</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Bulgaria" title="Vice President of Bulgaria">Vice President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Iliana_Iotova" title="Iliana Iotova">Iliana Iotova</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Executive</li><li>Legislative</li></ul></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bulgaria" title="Government of Bulgaria">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" title="Prime Minister of Bulgaria">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Bulgaria" title="List of heads of government of Bulgaria">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Dimitar_Glavchev" title="Dimitar Glavchev">Dimitar Glavchev</a> (caretaker)</dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bulgaria)" title="National Assembly (Bulgaria)">National Assembly</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Bulgaria" title="Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nataliya_Kiselova" title="Nataliya Kiselova">Nataliya Kiselova</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Bulgaria" title="Law of Bulgaria">Law</a></li><li>Judiciary</li></ul></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_nationality_law" title="Bulgarian nationality law">Nationality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Bulgaria" title="Human rights in Bulgaria">Human rights</a></li> <li>Courts <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Bulgaria" title="Constitutional Court of Bulgaria">Constitutional Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Administrative_Court_of_Bulgaria" title="Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria">Supreme Administrative Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Cassation_of_Bulgaria" title="Supreme Court of Cassation of Bulgaria">Supreme Court of Cassation</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_General_Prosecutor_of_Bulgaria" title="Office of the General Prosecutor of Bulgaria">Office of the General Prosecutor</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Major <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Bulgaria" title="List of political parties in Bulgaria">political parties</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/We_Continue_the_Change" title="We Continue the Change">PP</a></span></li><li><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a></span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">Bulgarian Socialist Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Bulgaria" title="Democratic Bulgaria">Democratic Bulgaria</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Revival_(Bulgarian_political_party)" title="Revival (Bulgarian political party)">Revival</a></span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Rise" title="Bulgarian Rise">Bulgarian Rise</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Recent <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Bulgaria" title="Elections in Bulgaria">elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Presidential: <a href="/wiki/2016_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2016 Bulgarian presidential election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Bulgarian_general_election" title="2021 Bulgarian general election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2026_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2026 Bulgarian presidential election"><i>2026</i></a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Parliamentary: <a href="/wiki/June_2024_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="June 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2024 (Jun)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/October_2024_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election">2024 (Oct)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election" title="Next Bulgarian parliamentary election"><i>next</i></a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>European: <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2024 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">2024</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Bulgaria">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Bulgaria" title="Provinces of Bulgaria">Provinces <span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>oblasti</i>)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Bulgaria" title="Municipalities of Bulgaria">Municipalities <span 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Bulgaria" title="Template:Politics of Bulgaria"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Bulgaria" title="Template talk:Politics of Bulgaria"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Bulgaria" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Bulgaria"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>president of the Republic of Bulgaria</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg">Президент на Република България</span>, <a href="/wiki/Romanization" title="Romanization">romanised</a>: <i>Prezident na Republika Bŭlgariya</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Armed_Forces" title="Bulgarian Armed Forces">Bulgarian Army</a>. The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, <a href="/wiki/Sofia" title="Sofia">Sofia</a>. After the completion of the second round of voting, candidate <a href="/wiki/Rumen_Radev" title="Rumen Radev">Rumen Radev</a> was elected President of Bulgaria on 13 November 2016. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, the president's role is primarily as a symbolic figure, with the main function being to be the '<a href="/wiki/Arbitrator" class="mw-redirect" title="Arbitrator">arbitrator</a>' of disputes between Bulgaria's different institutions. They are not considered <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a> or part of the nation's <a href="/wiki/Executive_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive power">executive power</a>. However, in the absence of a prime minister, presidents are in charge of appointing an interim administration, giving them considerable influence over the government during such periods (<a href="/wiki/Zhelyu_Zhelev" title="Zhelyu Zhelev">Zhelyu Zhelev</a> in 1994-95; <a href="/wiki/Petar_Stoyanov" title="Petar Stoyanov">Petar Stoyanov</a> in 1997; <a href="/wiki/Rosen_Plevneliev" title="Rosen Plevneliev">Rosen Plevneliev</a> in 2013 and 2014; and <a href="/wiki/Rumen_Radev" title="Rumen Radev">Rumen Radev</a> in 2017, 2021, and since 2022). On some occasions, the president has appointed the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" title="Prime Minister of Bulgaria">prime minister</a> as well.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president is elected for a five-year term and is restricted to two terms, even if they are non-successive. After an individual has served two terms as president, that individual will forever be barred from being elected to the presidency again under the rules set out by Bulgaria's Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president addresses the nation on national television annually on <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve" title="New Year's Eve">New Year's Eve</a>, just moments before the start of the new year.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eligibility_for_election">Eligibility for election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Eligibility for election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For a Bulgarian citizen to be able to run for the office of President of Bulgaria, they must fulfil the following conditions:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Must be a Bulgarian citizen by birth</li> <li>Must be at least 40 years old</li> <li>Must have lived in Bulgaria for the five years prior to the candidacy</li> <li>Must fulfil all conditions that would be required for election as a representative to Bulgaria's National Assembly</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Electoral system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president is elected directly by the Bulgarian people in a <a href="/wiki/Two-round_system" title="Two-round system">two-round</a> <a href="/wiki/Majoritarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Majoritarian">majoritarian election</a>. If a candidate manages to obtain more than 50% of the vote and the <a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">voter turnout</a> was at least 50% in the first round, that candidate is elected. If no candidate manages to obtain more than 50% of the vote or the voter turnout was lower than 50% in the first round, then the two top-performing candidates face off in a second round with <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a>, with the candidate receiving the larger number of votes considered elected.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Restrictions">Restrictions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Restrictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president is banned from also being a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bulgaria)" title="National Assembly (Bulgaria)">National Assembly</a>, as well taking on any other government, public or private offices for the duration of his term. The president is also constitutionally forbidden from being involved in a leadership position of a <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a> while in office.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In practice, despite the fact that most candidates for president are elected from a political party's list<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and despite the fact that the Constitution doesn't forbid the president from being an ordinary member of a political party, it is widely expected in Bulgarian society that the president be above politics. For this reason, the president-elect is expected to give up any membership in a political party.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_privileges">Powers and privileges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Powers and privileges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of Bulgaria has a number of functions and powers that are regulated in Chapter 4 of the 1991 <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bulgaria" title="Constitution of Bulgaria">Constitution of Bulgaria</a>. The president is elected directly by a <a href="/wiki/Direct_election" title="Direct election">popular vote</a> for a period of five years which is renewable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_powers">Presidential powers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Presidential powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following powers belong to the president of Bulgaria:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The ability to give, restore or revoke<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgarian citizenship">Bulgarian citizenship</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Refugee_status" class="mw-redirect" title="Refugee status">refugee status</a>.</li> <li>Appoint and dismiss senior government officials</li> <li>Exercise the right to <a href="/wiki/Pardon" title="Pardon">pardon</a> convicted criminals, as well as forgive 'uncollectible' debts owed to the government</li> <li>Rename villages, towns and cities, as well as objects of national importance</li> <li>Act as Supreme commander-in-chief of the <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Armed_Forces" title="Bulgarian Armed Forces">Bulgarian Armed Forces</a></li> <li>Represent Bulgaria at home and abroad</li> <li>Schedule the National and local elections within the intervals designated by law</li> <li>Veto any bill coming from the National Assembly by refusing to sign it after its passage in the assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Declares war, <a href="/wiki/Martial_law" title="Martial law">martial law</a> or any other <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> (This is done with the assistance of the Consultative Council on National Security)</li> <li>Grant and award the <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Bulgaria" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria">orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Immunity">Immunity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Immunity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president enjoys blanket <a href="/wiki/Legal_immunity" title="Legal immunity">legal immunity</a> during his tenure and is not held responsible for any act performed while on duty, with the exception of treason or violation of the Bulgarian constitution. His authority may only be stripped via impeachment and may not be removed by any other institution. The president cannot be <a href="/wiki/Detention_(imprisonment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Detention (imprisonment)">detained</a> and may not be prosecuted.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_presidents_of_Bulgaria_(1990–present)"><span id="List_of_presidents_of_Bulgaria_.281990.E2.80.93present.29"></span>List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Bulgaria_(1990%E2%80%93present)" title="List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)">List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">List of presidents of Bulgaria from 1990 – till date.</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th scope="col">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Term </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Party </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Endorsing parties </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Election </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Vice President </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b>1</b> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg/150px-%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg/225px-%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg/300px-%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8E_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1725" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="Zhelyu, Zhelev"><b><a href="/wiki/Zhelyu_Zhelev" title="Zhelyu Zhelev">Zhelyu Zhelev</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1935–2015)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001990-08-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 1, 1990</span><br />–<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001997-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 1997</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#0A459F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Democratic_Forces_(Bulgaria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of the Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)">SDS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </td> <td class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/July%E2%80%93August_1990_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="July–August 1990 Bulgarian presidential election">1990</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/1992_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="1992 Bulgarian presidential election">1992</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atanas_Semerdzhiev" title="Atanas Semerdzhiev">Atanas Semerdzhiev</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Blaga_Dimitrova" title="Blaga Dimitrova">Blaga Dimitrova</a> </p> <hr /> <p><i>Vacant:<br />July 6, 1993 – January 22, 1997</i> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b>2</b> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg/150px-Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg/225px-Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg/300px-Petar_Stoyanov_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="1130" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="Petur, Stoyanov"><b><a href="/wiki/Petar_Stoyanov" title="Petar Stoyanov">Petur Stoyanov</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 1997</span><br />–<br /><span data-sort-value="000000002002-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 2002</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#0A459F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Democratic_Forces_(Bulgaria)" title="United Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)">ODS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="1996 Bulgarian presidential election">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todor_Kavaldzhiev" title="Todor Kavaldzhiev">Todor Kavaldzhiev</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b>3</b> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg/150px-Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg/225px-Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg/300px-Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1494" data-file-height="1870" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="Georgi, Purvanov"><b><a href="/wiki/Georgi_Parvanov" title="Georgi Parvanov">Georgi Purvanov</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1957–)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 2002</span><br />–<br /><span data-sort-value="000000002012-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 2012</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#D61920"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a><br /><a href="/wiki/NDSV" class="mw-redirect" title="NDSV">NDSV</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2001 Bulgarian presidential election">2001</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/2006_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2006 Bulgarian presidential election">2006</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angel_Marin" title="Angel Marin">Angel Marin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b>4</b> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BG_President_Rosen_Plevneliev.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/BG_President_Rosen_Plevneliev.JPG/250px-BG_President_Rosen_Plevneliev.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/BG_President_Rosen_Plevneliev.JPG/330px-BG_President_Rosen_Plevneliev.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1532" data-file-height="1979" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="Rosen, Plevneliev"><b><a href="/wiki/Rosen_Plevneliev" title="Rosen Plevneliev">Rosen Plevneliev</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1964–)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002012-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 2012</span><br />–<br /><span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 2017</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#0054A6"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a> </td> <td>- </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2011 Bulgarian presidential election">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margarita_Popova" title="Margarita Popova">Margarita Popova</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b>5</b> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg/225px-Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg/300px-Rumen_Radev_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2931" data-file-height="3211" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="Rumen, Radev"><b><a href="/wiki/Rumen_Radev" title="Rumen Radev">Rumen Radev</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1963–)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 22, 2017</span><br />–<br /><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">DPS</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Socialist_Party" title="Bulgarian Socialist Party">BSP</a><br /><a href="/wiki/There_is_Such_a_People" title="There is Such a People">ITN</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Stand_Up.BG!_We_are_coming!" title="Stand Up.BG! We are coming!">IBG-NI</a><br /><a href="/wiki/We_Continue_the_Change" title="We Continue the Change">PP</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Bulgarian_presidential_election" title="2016 Bulgarian presidential election">2016</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/2021_Bulgarian_general_election" title="2021 Bulgarian general election">2021</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iliana_Iotova" title="Iliana Iotova">Iliana Iotova</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vice_president">Vice president</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Vice president"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Bulgaria" title="Vice President of Bulgaria">Vice President of Bulgaria</a></div> <p>The president is assisted in these duties by the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Bulgaria" title="Vice President of Bulgaria">vice president of Bulgaria</a>. The vice president replaces the president in case of absence. Only upon the death, resignation, removal from office or disability of the president, the vice president assumes the presidential powers & duties, until elections are held. The Constitution permits the president to delegate to the vice president the powers to appoint and dismiss certain officials, issue pardons and amnesty, provide citizenship and refugee status, but does not allow the president to delegate any of his other powers., enjoys the same privileges of immunity as the president and can only be dismissed from his office under the same procedures as those regarding the president.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Termination_of_office">Termination of office</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Termination of office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the constitution, the mandate of the president is completed if and when:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The presidential term expires</li> <li>The president resigns before the Constitutional Court</li> <li>The president is permanently unable to perform his/her duties due to serious illness</li> <li>The president dies while in office</li> <li>The president is <a href="/wiki/Impeachment" title="Impeachment">impeached</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Impeachment">Impeachment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Impeachment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Impeachment" title="Impeachment">Impeachment</a> can only begin if the president has committed <a href="/wiki/Treason" title="Treason">treason</a> or has violated the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bulgaria" title="Constitution of Bulgaria">Constitution of Bulgaria</a>. Impeachment starts after at least a quarter of the members of the National Assembly deposit an accusatory act before the assembly. The act must then be approved by a <a href="/wiki/Supermajority" title="Supermajority">supermajority</a> of 2/3 of all elected representatives in order to be accepted. If accepted, the case is referred to the <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Bulgaria" title="Constitutional Court of Bulgaria">Constitutional Court of Bulgaria</a>, which must decide within a one-month time span whether or not the president is guilty of the crime he has been accused of by the Assembly. If the constitutional court finds that the president has committed treason or violated the constitution, as per the accusatory act, then the president is considered successfully impeached and is stripped of his authority.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bulgarian_presidential_line_of_succession">Bulgarian presidential line of succession</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bulgarian presidential line of succession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1. <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Bulgaria" title="Vice President of Bulgaria">Vice President of Bulgaria</a></li> <li>2. Chairman of the National Assembly</li> <li>3. <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" title="Prime Minister of Bulgaria">Prime Minister of Bulgaria</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Latest_election">Latest election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Latest election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2021_Bulgarian_general_election#President" title="2021 Bulgarian general election">2021 Bulgarian general election § President</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Running mate</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col" colspan="2">First round</th><th scope="col" colspan="2">Second round</th></tr><tr><th scope="col" rowspan="1">Votes</th><th scope="col" rowspan="1">%</th><th scope="col" rowspan="1">Votes</th><th scope="col" rowspan="1">%</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DB0F28"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Rumen_Radev" title="Rumen Radev">Rumen Radev</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Iliana_Iotova" title="Iliana Iotova">Iliana Iotova</a></td><td>Independent (<a href="/wiki/BSP_for_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="BSP for Bulgaria">BSPzB</a>, <a href="/wiki/We_Continue_the_Change" title="We Continue the Change">PP</a>, <a href="/wiki/There_Is_Such_a_People" class="mw-redirect" title="There Is Such a People">ITN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stand_Up.BG!_We_are_coming!" title="Stand Up.BG! We are coming!">IBG-NI</a>)</td><td style="text-align:right">1,322,385</td><td style="text-align:right">49.42</td><td style="text-align:right">1,539,650</td><td style="text-align:right">66.72</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0054A6"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Anastas_Gerdzhikov" title="Anastas Gerdzhikov">Anastas Gerdzhikov</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Nevyana_Miteva" title="Nevyana Miteva">Nevyana Miteva</a></td><td>Independent (<a href="/wiki/GERB" title="GERB">GERB</a>–<a href="/wiki/Union_of_Democratic_Forces_(Bulgaria)" title="Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)">SDS</a>)</td><td style="text-align:right">610,862</td><td style="text-align:right">22.83</td><td style="text-align:right">733,791</td><td style="text-align:right">31.80</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0066B7"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Mustafa_Karadayi" title="Mustafa Karadayi">Mustafa Karadayi</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Iskra_Mihaylova" title="Iskra Mihaylova">Iskra Mihaylova</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Rights_and_Freedoms" title="Movement for Rights and Freedoms">Movement for Rights and Freedoms</a></td><td style="text-align:right">309,681</td><td style="text-align:right">11.57</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#C09F62"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Kostadin_Kostadinov_(politician)" title="Kostadin Kostadinov (politician)">Kostadin Kostadinov</a></td><td>Elena Guncheva</td><td><a href="/wiki/Revival_(Bulgarian_political_party)" title="Revival (Bulgarian political party)">Revival</a></td><td style="text-align:right">104,832</td><td style="text-align:right">3.92</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#004A80"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Lozan_Panov" title="Lozan Panov">Lozan Panov</a></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Kasimova&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maria Kasimova (page does not exist)">Maria Kasimova</a></td><td>Independent (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Bulgaria" title="Democratic Bulgaria">Democratic Bulgaria</a>)</td><td style="text-align:right">98,488</td><td style="text-align:right">3.68</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Luna Yordanova</td><td>Iglena Ilieva</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">21,733</td><td style="text-align:right">0.81</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#344D28"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Volen_Siderov" title="Volen Siderov">Volen Siderov</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Magdalena_Tasheva" title="Magdalena Tasheva">Magdalena Tasheva</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Attack_(political_party)" title="Attack (political party)">Attack</a></td><td style="text-align:right">14,792</td><td style="text-align:right">0.55</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#E51D2D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Svetoslav_Vitkov" title="Svetoslav Vitkov">Svetoslav Vitkov</a></td><td>Veselin Belokonski</td><td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Voice_(Bulgaria)" title="People's Voice (Bulgaria)">People's Voice</a></td><td style="text-align:right">13,972</td><td style="text-align:right">0.52</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#000000"></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Milen_Mihov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Milen Mihov (page does not exist)">Milen Mihov</a></td><td>Mariya Tsvetkova</td><td><a href="/wiki/VMRO_%E2%80%93_Bulgarian_National_Movement" title="VMRO – Bulgarian National Movement">VMRO – Bulgarian National Movement</a></td><td style="text-align:right">13,376</td><td style="text-align:right">0.50</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Rosen Milenov</td><td>Ivan Ivanov</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">12,644</td><td style="text-align:right">0.47</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#2B4A99"></td><td>Goran Blagoev</td><td>Ivelina Georgieva</td><td><a href="/wiki/Republicans_for_Bulgaria" title="Republicans for Bulgaria">Republicans for Bulgaria</a></td><td style="text-align:right">12,323</td><td style="text-align:right">0.46</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#00718F"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Veselin_Mareshki" title="Veselin Mareshki">Veselin Mareshki</a></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polina_Tsankova&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Polina Tsankova (page does not exist)">Polina Tsankova</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Volya_Movement" title="Volya Movement">Volya Movement</a></td><td style="text-align:right">10,536</td><td style="text-align:right">0.39</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#204D88"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Valeri_Simeonov" title="Valeri Simeonov">Valeri Simeonov</a></td><td>Tsvetan Manchev</td><td><a href="/wiki/Patriotic_Front_(Bulgaria,_2021)" title="Patriotic Front (Bulgaria, 2021)">Patriotic Front</a></td><td style="text-align:right">8,568</td><td style="text-align:right">0.32</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#3EB149"></td><td><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Николай Малинов">Nikolay Malinov</a></td><td>Svetlana Koseva</td><td><a href="/wiki/Revival_of_the_Fatherland" class="mw-redirect" title="Revival of the Fatherland">Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland</a></td><td style="text-align:right">8,213</td><td style="text-align:right">0.31</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Tsveta Kirilova</td><td>Georgi Tutanov</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">7,706</td><td style="text-align:right">0.29</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#EB1C26"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Aleksandar_Tomov_(politician)" title="Aleksandar Tomov (politician)">Aleksandar Tomov</a></td><td>Lachezar Avramov</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Social_Democratic_Party" title="Bulgarian Social Democratic Party">Bulgarian Social Democratic Party</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Euro-Left" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgarian Euro-Left">EuroLeft</a></td><td style="text-align:right">7,235</td><td style="text-align:right">0.27</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:black"></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boyan_Rasate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boyan Rasate (page does not exist)">Boyan Rasate</a></td><td>Elena Vatashka</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Union_%E2%80%93_New_Democracy" title="Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy">Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy</a></td><td style="text-align:right">6,798</td><td style="text-align:right">0.25</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Marina Malcheva</td><td>Savina Lukanova</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">6,315</td><td style="text-align:right">0.24</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#2E4E99"></td><td>Zhelyo Zhelev</td><td>Kalin Krulev</td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Society_for_a_New_Bulgaria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Society for a New Bulgaria (page does not exist)">Society for a New Bulgaria</a></td><td style="text-align:right">6,154</td><td style="text-align:right">0.23</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1F5DA6"></td><td>Blagoy Petrevski</td><td>Sevina Hadjiyska</td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bulgarian_Union_for_Direct_Democracy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy (page does not exist)">Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy</a></td><td style="text-align:right">5,518</td><td style="text-align:right">0.21</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Yolo Denev</td><td>Mario Filev</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">5,394</td><td style="text-align:right">0.20</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#4047CB"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Koleva" title="Maria Koleva">Maria Koleva</a></td><td>Gancho Popov</td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rights,_Reforms,_Alternative,_Opportunities,_Responsibility,_Tolerance_and_Unity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rights, Reforms, Alternative, Opportunities, Responsibility, Tolerance and Unity (page does not exist)">Pravoto</a></td><td style="text-align:right">4,666</td><td style="text-align:right">0.17</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#3B5998"></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Georgi_Georgiev-Goti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Georgi Georgiev-Goti (page does not exist)">Georgi Georgiev-Goti</a></td><td>Stoyan Tsvetkov</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Unification" title="Bulgarian National Unification">Bulgarian National Unification</a></td><td style="text-align:right">2,958</td><td style="text-align:right">0.11</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">None of the above</td><td style="text-align:right">60,786</td><td style="text-align:right">2.27</td><td style="text-align:right">34,169</td><td style="text-align:right">1.48</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="4">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">2,675,935</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td><td style="text-align:right">2,307,610</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="8" style="color:var( --color-base, #202122 );background:var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 )"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>2,675,935</td><td>99.65</td><td>2,307,610</td><td>99.83</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>9,487</td><td>0.35</td><td>3,909</td><td>0.17</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>2,685,422</td><td>100.00</td><td>2,311,519</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>6,667,895</td><td>40.27</td><td>6,672,935</td><td>34.64</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="8" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://results.cik.bg/pvrns2021/tur1/rezultati/index.html">Electoral Commission of Bulgaria</a> (first round), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://results.cik.bg/pvrns2021/tur2/rezultati/index.html">Electoral Commission of Bulgaria</a> (second round)</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20140614_Sofia_117.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/20140614_Sofia_117.jpg/220px-20140614_Sofia_117.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/20140614_Sofia_117.jpg/330px-20140614_Sofia_117.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/20140614_Sofia_117.jpg/440px-20140614_Sofia_117.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2976" data-file-height="3968" /></a><figcaption>The Bulgarian President's Office</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bulgaria" title="Government of Bulgaria">Government of Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bulgaria#Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="History of Bulgaria">History of Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Bulgaria" title="Politics of Bulgaria">Politics of Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Bulgaria" title="Corruption in Bulgaria">Corruption in Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Bulgaria" title="List of heads of state of Bulgaria">List of heads of state of Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Bulgaria_(1990-present)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990-present)">List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990-present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bulgarian_monarchs" title="List of Bulgarian monarchs">List of Bulgarian monarchs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" title="Prime Minister of Bulgaria">Prime Minister of Bulgaria</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="List of prime ministers of Bulgaria">List of prime ministers of Bulgaria</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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class="reference-text">Bulgarian election law permits voters to vote against all candidates. In reality, this has no effect, as those votes aren't counted during the tally and as such would not affect the outcome of the election.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Revocation of citizenship can only be done to citizens who acquired their citizenship through the process of <a href="/wiki/Naturalization" title="Naturalization">naturalization</a> and not to native-born Bulgarians. It can only be applied after the citizen in question has been convicted of a serious crime and even then cannot be performed if the revocation would cause the person to enter into <a href="/wiki/Statelessness" title="Statelessness">statelessness</a> (i.e. has no other citizenship).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In practice this power is very weak, as after a veto the bill is sent back to the assembly for another vote, in which the veto can be overruled by a simple majority. 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balkan_Mountains" title="Balkan Mountains">Balkan Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balkans" title="Balkans">Balkan Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Black_Sea_Coast" title="Bulgarian Black Sea Coast">Black Sea coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Bulgaria" title="List of cities and towns in Bulgaria">Cities and towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Bulgaria" title="List of earthquakes in Bulgaria">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Bulgaria" title="List of islands of Bulgaria">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Bulgaria" title="Provinces of Bulgaria">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirin" title="Pirin">Pirin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rila" title="Rila">Rila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Bulgaria" title="List of rivers of Bulgaria">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhodope_Mountains" title="Rhodope Mountains">Rhodope Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sredna_Gora" title="Sredna Gora">Sredna Gora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Bulgaria" title="List of villages in Bulgaria">Villages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Bulgaria" title="Politics of Bulgaria">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Petr_Pavel" title="Petr Pavel">Pavel</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Alar Karis">Karis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" title="Alexander Stubb">Stubb</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" 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data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" title="Michael D. Higgins">Higgins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sergio_Mattarella" title="Sergio Mattarella">Mattarella</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia"><img alt="Latvia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" 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href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg"><img alt="Luxembourg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg" title="Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg">Henri</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta"><img alt="Malta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Albania" title="President of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-Princes_of_Andorra" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-Princes of Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Armenia" title="President of Armenia">Armenia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" title="President of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Belarus" title="President of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Belgium" title="Monarchy of Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Croatia" title="President of Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Denmark" title="Monarchy of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Estonia" title="President of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Greece" title="President of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/President_of_Moldova" title="President of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Monaco" title="Monarchy of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Montenegro" title="President of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_Netherlands" title="Monarchy of the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Macedonia" title="President of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Norway" title="Monarchy of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Poland" title="President of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Romania" title="President of Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">Russian Federation</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captains_Regent" title="Captains Regent">San 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Transnistria" title="President of Transnistria">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Albania" title="Prime Minister of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a 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Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Prime Minister of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark" title="Prime Minister of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Estonia" title="Prime Minister of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France" title="Prime Minister of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany" title="Chancellor of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece" title="Prime Minister of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_Vatican_City_State" 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