1882 Bulgarian parliamentary election

1882 Bulgarian parliamentary election

←  1881 29 November 1882 [1] 1884  →

All 47 seats in the National Assembly 24 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– Conservative Party Konstantin Stoilov 47 −279 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Leonid Sobolev Sobolev (Ind. + Con.) Leonid Sobolev Sobolev (Ind. + Con.)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria in 1882 to elect members of the III Ordinary National Assembly. These were the first elections since the suspension of the constitution by the Second Grand National Assembly on 13 July 1881. As part of the amendments adopted by the Grand National Assembly, the number of representatives was reduced from 307 to 47, the lowest in Bulgarian history. ^[2] The Liberal Party boycotted the elections in protest over the previous year's election campaign. This resulted in another Conservative majority. ^[3]

The Assembly convened on 10 December 1882. [2]  Unlike the previous parliament, the Conservatives showed a surprising degree of independence, primarily against the Russians. Disagreements over foreign and domestic policies (such as railway construction) led Prince Alexander I and the Assembly to take a stand against Russian influence and restore the constitution on 6 September 1883. This prompted the departure of Russian generals Leonid Sobolev and Alexander Kaulbars and the formation of a coalition government between Liberals and Conservatives chaired by Dragan Tsankov. [3] 

References

1. Bulgarian voice newspaper , vol. 93 - 4 December 1881
2. "Хронология на Народното събрание". Народно събрание на Република България. Народното събрание на Република България. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
3. Crampton, R.J. (2005). A Concise History of Bulgaria. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 92. ISBN   9780521616379.