четвъртък, 21 март 2013 г.

Bulgaria - New History

New Bulgarian History

After restoring the national state-hood in 1878 Bulgaria was a constitutional monarchy with a democratic government and a quickly developing economy.

In 1941 Bulgaria entered World War II on the side of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis. After Word War II, in result to the Yalta agreements between the Great Powers, Bulgaria chanced in the field of influence of the Soviet Union.

On 10 November 1989 Bulgaria once again embarked on the road of democratic development.

The acting Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria was adopted in July 1991.

The President is the Head of State and is elected with direct elections once in every five years, for not more that two mandates.

The government (The Council of Ministers) is the main body of the executive power, headed by the Prime Minister.

Bulgaria is a Parliamentary Republic and the basic power in the country is the legislative one.

The population of Bulgaria is 7 980 000.

Today  Bulgaria is one of the candidate countries for integration in the European Union.