His Excellency (diplomatic)
Mr. President (informal, more widely used)
Residence
Sofia (office), Boyana [bg] (residential)
Appointer
Popular vote
Term length
Five years, renewable once
Precursor
State Council (1971-1990) Chairman (President) (1990-1992)
Inaugural holder
Zhelyu Zhelev Modern presidency; Petar Mladenov as inaugural Chairman (President)
Formation
22 January 1992 Modern presidency; 3 April 1990 as Chairman (President)
Deputy
Vice President
Salary
11 044 leva per month[1]
Website
www.president.bg
Politics of Bulgaria
Constitution
1879
1947
1971
1991
Presidency
President (list)
Rumen Radev
Vice President
Iliana Iotova
Executive
Legislative
Government
Prime Minister (list)
Nikolay Denkov
National Assembly
Speaker: Rosen Zhelyazkov
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Nationality law
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Constitutional Court
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Office of the General Prosecutor
Major political parties
PP
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Bulgarian Socialist Party
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Bulgarian Rise
Recent elections
Presidential: 2011
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2021
Parliamentary: 2022
2023
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European: 2014
2019
2024
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2007 EU enlargement
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The President of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Президент на Република България, romanised: Prezident na Republika Bŭlgariya) is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army. The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, Sofia. After the completion of the second round of voting, candidate Rumen Radev was elected President of Bulgaria on 13 November 2016.
In Bulgaria, the president's role is primarily as a symbolic figure, with the main function being to be the 'arbitrator' of disputes between Bulgaria's different institutions. They are not considered head of government or part of the nation's executive power. 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 (Zhelyu Zhelev in 1994-95; Petar Stoyanov in 1997; Rosen Plevneliev in 2013 and 2014; and Rumen Radev in 2017, 2021, and since 2022). On some occasions, the president has appointed the prime minister as well.[2] 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.[3] The president addresses the nation on national television annually on New Year's Eve, just moments before the start of the new year.[4]
^"Bulgaria hikes pay for MPs, Prime Minister and President". 14 February 2018.
^"Bulgaria President Appoints Social Policy Advisor Interim PM". Balkan Insight. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
^"Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria". www.parliament.bg. Chapter 4. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^"Трите символа на телевизионната Нова година - приветствие, часовник и Дунавско". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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