PRESIDENT OF THE

REPUBLIC.
ELECTIONS
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Sapere Aude!
“Leviathan“
“Two Treatises of Government"
“Man
“The Socialis born
Contract"free, 4

but "Answering
everywhere he is in chains”
the Question:
What Is Enlightenment?"
“A war of all against
Thomas all”
Hobbes
2
“Where there are no Rousseau
Jean-Jacques laws,
there is no freedom.” Immanuel Kant
John Locke ◦1
RECAP
 CONSTITUTION

лат. constitutio Bulgarian 03

01
establish constitutions
учредявам 1879
1947
1971
1991
02 Functions
Chapter four 04
the framework of the „social contract";
the form of government and the state structure; President of the Republic
the other laws cannot contradict it.
 1.Chapter four PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC

 The President shall be the head of State.

 He shall embody the unity of the nation and
 shall represent the State in its international relations.
Eligible for President
over 40 years of age
who has resided in the country for the five years preceding the election
natural-born Bulgarian citizen

The President shall be elected for a period of five years

shall be eligible for only one re-election.
 PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC:
 promulgate the laws; обнародва
 gives a mandate to form a government;
 be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the
Armed Forces
exercise the right to pardon.
 2. ELECTIONS
Мажоритарна система;
Majority system;
Пропорционална система;
Proportional system;
Преференциална система.
Preferential system.
Which characteristics apply primarily to the
majoritarian electoral system?
A) Large parliamentary majority
B) Strong personal presence
C) The vote reflects all those who voted
D) None of the above
Which characteristics mainly apply to the
proportional electoral system?
A) Big loss of votes
B) Excessive fragmentation of parliament
C) A large parliamentary majority
D) Strong personal presence
In how many years and under which electoral
system do Bulgarians vote for:

1. National assembly
2. President
3. European Parliament
4. Local self-government
3. Parties
 Political pluralism asserts that:

A) no party has the right to be in opposition

B) no party has the right to more than 50% of people's representatives
C) no party can claim to be a state party
D) no party can claim to be patriotic
Which statement is true?

A) Democracy is incompatible with monarchy.

B) Democracy is incompatible with a bicameral parliament.
C) Democracy is incompatible with the absence of referendums.
D) Democracy is incompatible with the absence of free elections.
In modern legal systems, a source of law cannot be:

A) The customs of the people

B) The law of the State
C) Declarations of the President
D) The precedents in the court