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The Constituent Assembly in Veliko Turnovo (10 February 1879 – 16 April 1879) set the beginnings of parliamentary life in liberated Bulgaria. The Principality of Bulgaria was defined as “a hereditary and constitutional monarchy with people’s representation”. The Turnovo Constitution was the fundamental law of Bulgaria from 1879 to 1947.

The Seventh Grand National Assembly voted the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria on 12 July 1991. The Constitution states that Bulgaria is a republic with parliamentary government and it is a democratic and social state with rule of law. The National Assembly sittings are open to the public, and the laws and decisions it makes are binding on all state bodies, organisations and citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria

The Coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be state symbol expressing the independence and the sovereignty of the Bulgarian people and state.

The Coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be rampant golden crowned lion on dark red field with form of shield. Above the shield there is a big crown which original are the crowns of Bulgarian kings of the Second Bulgarian state with five crosses and another cross over the crown. The shield is supported by two golden crowned rampant lions, turned towards the shield from right and left heraldic side. They stand above two crossed oak branches with fruits. Below the shield over a white band put over the oak branches, with three colour edge is written with golden letters "Unity renders power".

The Coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be depicted on the state seal.
The depiction of the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria on other places as well as the reproduction of elements of the emblem on badges, commemoration medals etc. shall be admitted only with an act of the Council of Ministers.

National flag of the Republic of Bulgaria

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is a national symbol which expresses the independence and sovereignty of the Bulgarian state.
The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is tricolor: white, green and red fields, placed horizontally from the top downwards.

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is of a rectangular shape. The fields of the individual colors shall be equal in size and shall be situated along the horizontal of the rectangular.

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be constantly hoisted on:
1. the buildings in which the National Assembly, the Presidency, the ministries and the other state establishments, the regional structures of the ministries and the district administrations, the Constitutional court, the judicial power bodies, the National Bank of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian National TV, the National Radio of Bulgaria carry out their basic activities, on the buildings of the municipalities, regions and mayoralties, the state and municipal schools;
2. the entry and exist border and customs check-points of Bulgaria;
3. ports, railway stations and airports of Bulgaria;

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be temporarily hoisted on the buildings where sessions of the National Assembly or sittings of the municipal councils, international conference or sittings, all-national or international sports throughout their duration.

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be placed in the front part to the right of the transport vehicles and on the front mast of the navigation vessels when present there are the president of the Republic of Bulgaria, the vice-president, the chairman of the National Assembly or the prime minister.

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be hoisted in the front part of:
1. the sea and river ships and other navigation vessels, entered in the ship registered of the Bulgarian ports;
2. the ships purchased by the Republic of Bulgaria from abroad - with the permit of the respective Bulgarian diplomatic or consular official till their entry in the ship registers of the Bulgarian ports.

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be hoisted on the Bulgarian diplomatic and consular missions and shall be placed on the transport vehicles of the Bulgarian diplomatic and consular missions.

The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be hoisted in the units of the Bulgarian army and on the vessels of the Naval fleet.

State Seal of the Republic of Bulgaria

The state seal of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have a round shape. Depicted in the middle shall be the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria. Around the coat of arms in the upper half of the circle it shall be written "Republic of Bulgaria", and in the lower half - "state seal".

The state seal of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be kept by the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration.

The plastic standard together with an electronic recording on a magnetic carrier of the state seal shall be preserved in a special safe of the National Bank of Bulgaria the key to which shall be kept by the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration.

The minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration shall affix with a wax relief seal an adopted new Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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