1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election

1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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All 170 seats in the National Assembly 86 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	32.0%
Party Leader Seats Liberals Dragan Tsankov Petko Karavelov Petko Slaveykov 140 Conservatives Todor Burmov 30 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Todor Burmov Burmov (Cons.) Kliment of Tarnovo Kliment I (Cons.)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria between 30 September and 7 October 1879 ^[1] to elect members of the I Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 140 of the 170 seats. Voter turnout was 32.0%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Seats
	Liberal Party	140
	Conservative Party	30
Total		170
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

While generally pro-Russian in its foreign policy, the Burmov government resisted Russian pressure in several sectors like banking and railroad construction. Having failed to win a majority in the legislative election, the conservatives were defeated in a vote of no-confidence by the pro-constitution liberals.

There was significant pressure from Russia to form a coalition government between the Liberals and Conservatives, however Petko Karavelov refused to do so. In response, Prince Alexander appointed another entirely Conservative government led by Kliment of Tarnovo, scheduled snap elections for 1880 and began seeking Russian support for his goals of amending and suspending the constitution. ^[3]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p369
3. Tsurakov, Angel. Encyclopedia of Governments, National Assemblies, and Assassinations in Bulgaria. Sofia, Trud Publishing House, 2008. ISBN 954-528-790-X, p. 8-22.