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BULGARIA
The president, elected for a 5-year term, is head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces. The president's main duties are to schedule elections and referenda, represent Bulgaria abroad, conclude international treaties, and head the Consultative Council for National Security. The president may return legislation to Parliament for further debate -- a kind of veto -- but the legislation can be passed again by a simple majority vote.
The legislative body is the unicameral National Assembly of 240 members elected to 4-year terms. Political parties must garner a minimum of 4% of the national vote in order to enter Parliament. Parliament is responsible for enactment of laws, approval of the budget, scheduling of presidential elections, selection and dismissal of the prime minister and other ministers, declaration of war and deployment of troops outside of Bulgaria, and ratification of international treaties and agreements.
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| CURRENT GOVERNMENT (2003) |
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President |
Purvanov, Georgi |
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Vice President |
Marin, Angel |
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Prime Minister |
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon |
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Dep. Prime Min. |
Vasilev, Nikolai |
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Dep. Prime Min. |
Paskalev, Kostadin |
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Dep. Prime Min. |
Shuleva, Lidiya |
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Min. of Agriculture & Forests |
Dikme, Mehmed |
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Min. of Culture |
Abrashev, Bozhidar |
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Min. of Defense |
Svinarov, Nikolai |
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Min. of Economy |
Vasilev, Nikolai |
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Min. of Education & Science |
Atanasov, Vladimir |
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Min. of Energy |
Kovachev, Milko |
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Min. of Environment & Water |
Arsenova, Dolores |
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Min. of Finance |
Velchev, Milen |
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Min. of Foreign Affairs |
Pasi, Solomon |
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Min. of Health |
Finkov, Bozhidar |
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Min. of Interior |
Petkanov, Georgi |
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Min. of Justice |
Stankov, Anton |
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Min. of Labor & Social Policy |
Shuleva, Lidiya |
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Min. of Regional Development & Public Works |
Paskalev, Kostadin |
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Min. of State Administration |
Kalchev, Dimitur |
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Min. of Transportation & Communications |
Petrov, Plamen |
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Min. Without Portfolio |
Mollov, Nezhdet |
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Chmn., Bulgarian National Bank |
Gavriyski, Svetoslav |
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Ambassador to the US |
Dimitrov, Filip |
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Permanent Representative to the UN, New York |
Tafrov, Stefan
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