Bulgaria

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Law-making

Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities

Legislative activity

Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
125
(2023)
Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
2
(2021-04 - 2021-06)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
1
(2021-04 - 2021-06)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
1
(2021-04 - 2021-06)
Percentage of laws initiated by parliament in the previous legislature
50%
(2021-04 - 2021-06)
Dates of the previous legislature
15 Apr 2021 to 12 May 2021
(2021-04 - 2021-06)
Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation
No information available

Executive-legislative relations

Legislation adopted by parliament requires the assent of the Head of State
No information available
Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
5
(2023)
Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation
The legislation is returned to Parliament for re-examination
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Parliament

Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation

There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament
No

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No