Bulgarie Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Sofia
coordonnées géographiques: 42 41 N, 23 19 E
différence de temps: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Fête de l'Indépendance

3 Mars 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 Septembre 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)

Fête nationale

Liberation Day, 3 Mars (1878)

Constitution

adopted 12 Juillet 1991

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Georgi PARVANOV (depuis 22 January 2002); Vice Président Angel MARIN (depuis 22 January 2002)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Sergei STANISHEV (depuis 16 August 2005); Deputy Prime Ministers Ivaylo KALFIN, Daniel VULCHEV, and Emel ETEM (depuis 16 August 2005) and Meglena PLUGCHIEVA (depuis 25 April 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 22 and 29 October 2006 (next to be held in 2011); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) nominated by the president and elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
election results: Georgi PARVANOV reelected president; percent of vote - Georgi PARVANOV 77.3%, Volen SIDEROV 22.7%; Sergei STANISHEV elected prime minister, result of legislative vote - 168 to 67