“The reduced budget of the judiciary will not hinder the work of the prosecutor’s office,” Minister of Justice Nadezhda Yordanova stated. In a position by the Supreme Judicial Council, SJC, the Council members cite the Constitution which..
The ruling coalition has proposed to set up a temporary parliamentary committee to amend the Constitution. According to MP from "Democratic Bulgaria" Hristo Ivanov, it is very important that this happened before the election of a new..
In a survey regarding the most desired changes to the constitution, the greatest number of respondents say they want fewer MPs, no more than two terms of office for the prime minister and a shorter term of office for the prosecutor general (currently..
The Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria has approached the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Venice Commission and the ambassadors of the EU countries, USA and Great Britain in Sofia regarding “inadmissible interference in the..
The evolution of elections in post-liberation Bulgaria passed from an initial self-organization of electoral bureaus and a majority voting system, to the introduction of proportional representation, the first printed ballots and registration of..
The Constitutional Court has unanimously declared the revocation of a driver's license and banning of cars from the road over unpaid fines unconstitutional . The case was initiated at the request of ombudsman Diana..
After Bulgaria’s liberation from Ottoman domination in 1878 a process of gradual restoration of statehood began. Under the influence of Europe the idea emerged of a constitution and a parliament to forge the laws of a free Bulgaria. The beginning of..
The draft of a new constitution and for convening a Grand National Assembly submitted by the government was rejected by the Bulgarian National Assembly. The draft failed to collect 160 votes or a majority of two-thirds, BTA informs. 111 MPs from..
The majority of MPs have approved a temporary parliamentary committee to consider the draft new Constitution proposed by GERB. It will work for two months and must make concrete proposals on the draft. The decision was supported by 116 MPs, 60..
President Rumen Radev declared he would submit his proposals for changes to the constitution after the holding of new parliamentary elections. In his words there is no reason why he should submit his proposals for constitutional changes with..
