Conventional long form: 22.3% (2015 est.)
Conventional short form: 30
Local long form: Republic of Bulgaria
Local short form: Bulgaria
Etymology: Republika Bulgaria
Citizenship by birth: civil law
Citizenship by descent only: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: at least one parent must be a citizen of Bulgaria
Chief of state: 5 years
Head of government: 18 years of age; universal
Cabinet: President Rumen RADEV (since 22 January 2017); Vice President Iliana YOTOVA (since 22 January 2017)
Elections:
Election results: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly
Description: president and vice president elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 and 13 November 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly
Elections: Rumen RADEV elected president in second round; percent of vote - Rumen RADEV (independent, supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party) 59.4%, Tsetska TSACHEVA (GERB) 36.2%, neither 4.5%; Boyko BORISSOV (GERB) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 133 to 100
Election results: unicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the National Assembly was dissolved on 27 January 2017 and Bulgaria did not have a legislative body until after a general election on 26 March 2017
Highest court(s): last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held spring 2021)
Judge selection and term of office: percent of vote by party/coalition - GERB 32.7%, BSP 27.2%, United Patriots 9.1%, DPS 9%, Volya 4.2%, other 17.8%; seats by party/coalition - GERB 95, BSP 80, United Patriots 27, DPS 26, Volya 12
Subordinate courts: Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of a chairman and approximately 72 judges organized into penal, civil, and commercial colleges); Supreme Administrative Court (organized in 2 colleges with various panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 justices); note - Constitutional Court resides outside the judiciary
Name: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
Lyrics:
: Tsvetan Tsvetkov RADOSLAVOV
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