The President

The President serves as Head of State, and is directly elected once every five years for a maximum of two terms. The Vice President is elected at the same time, on the same ticket and conditions and by the same procedure as the President. The President is the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. He appoints and dismisses the higher command of the Armed Forces and bestows all higher military ranks on a motion from the Council of Ministers. The President presides over the Consultative National Security Council and: proclaims the state of war in case of an armed attack against Bulgaria or whenever urgent actions are required by virtue of an international commitment; proclaims general or partial mobilization in a motion from the Council of Ministers; proclaims martial law or any other state of emergency whenever the National Assembly is not in session and cannot be convoked.

The President appoints the Prime-Minister designate to form a government; schedules the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and sets the date for national referendums, pursuant to a resolution of the National Assembly; promulgates the adopted laws with a decree countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.

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Georgi Parvanov
President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Angel Marin
Vice - President of the Republic of Bulgaria