| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Narodno sabranie / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
13 April 2001
Last amendment: 16.10.2009 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 240 |
| Constituencies |
31 multi-member constituencies (seats according to population). |
| Voting system |
Mixed:
Mixed system:
- 31 members are elected using the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system;
- 209 members are elected under the proportional representation (PR) system using the closed party list. These seats are distributed according to the Hare-Niemeyer method.
Only parties and coalitions that obtain at least 4 per cent of the nationwide popular vote are entitled to parliamentary representation.
Vacancies for the PR seats are filled by "next-in-line" candidates. Vacant FPTP seats are filled through by-elections. However, if a member elected under the FPTP resigns to take up a ministerial post, his/her seat will be filled by the "next-in-line" candidate of the same party from the proportional representation system.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: at least 18 years on election day
- Bulgarian citizenship
- disqualifications: imprisonment, judicial interdiction |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- qualified electors
- age: at least 21 years on election day
- Bulgarian citizenship
Disqualifications: imprisonment, judicial interdiction, persons holding any other citizenship. |
| Incompatibilities |
- State posts |
| Candidacy requirements |
- Candidacies by political parties or individuals
- Political parties: a list comprising a minimum of 15,000 electors supporting the party registration
- Independent candidates: candidacy supported by a minimum of 10,000 electors of the constituency |
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