Bulgarian presidential election, April 1990

Bulgarian presidential election, April 1990
Bulgaria
3 April 1990

 
Nominee Petar Mladenov
Party BSP
Popular vote 400
Percentage 100%

President before election

None

Elected President

Petar Mladenov
BSP

On April 3, 1990 9 National Assembly passed the Law on Amending the Constitution of the PRB (published in the "Official Gazette", no. 29 of April 10, 1990) that the State Council was abolished and instead create posts Chairman (President) and Vice President (Vice-President) of the Republic. President is head of state of the PRB.

Selection procedure According to Art. 91, para. 1 Chairman (President) shall be elected by the National Assembly by a majority of 2/3 of those present for a period to the end of the mandate of the National Assembly, which will adopt a new Constitution. Chairman (President) of the Republic may be elected every Bulgarian citizen who is at least 40 years old and eligible for MP (Art. 91, para. 2). Vice Chairman (Vice President) of the Republic is elected by the National Assembly at the proposal of the Chairman (President) by a simple majority of those present (Art. 94, para. 1) and the mandate of the Vice-President (Vice President) is the same a term for which he was elected chairman (President). Chairman (President) of the Republic and Deputy Chairman (Vice President) may be reelected to the same position for only one more term. Third reelection is not allowed (art. 95, para. 1). Procedure for termination Office of the President (President) of the Republic and Deputy Chairman (Vice President) may be terminated early by the National Assembly at the proposal of at least one third of MPs when they violated the Constitution or oath. The decision is taken by secret ballot and by a majority of two thirds of MPs (Art. 97, para. 1). When the office of the President (President) of the Republic and Deputy Chairman (Vice President) be terminated as and when they wish, or death within one month to elect a new chairman (president) or Vice President (Vice-President). When the National Assembly is not in session, it shall be convened by its President (Art. 97, para. 3). election results The first elections for the chairman (president) of the PRB are produced on April 3, 1990 On behalf of the parliamentary group of the Communist Party and the Agrarian Union for the post is proposed Chairman of the State Council Petar Mladenov, who was elected unanimously. Immediately after the election he was sworn in and officially assume office. The decision to select a chairman (president) of the Republic was published in the "Official Gazette", number 29 of April 10, 1990.

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