Constituent Assembly elections were held in
Bulgaria between 1 and 30 January 1879, although only 117 of the 231 members of the Assembly were elected during this period. It followed the country's
liberation
Liberation or liberate may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War
* "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode
* "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode
Gaming
* '' Liberati ...
from the
Ottoman Empire, and saw the
Conservative Party
The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right.
Political parties called The Conservative P ...
and the
Liberal Party emerge as the two main parties. The Assembly was opened on 10 February, and convened in
Veliko Tarnovo to ratify the country's first
constitution, known as the
Tarnovo Constitution, on 16 April. The parliament was later transferred to
Sofia, which became the capital of the country.
Following debates between the Conservatives, who were in favour of a bicameral parliament, and the Liberals, who supported a unicameral system, the new constitution made provision for a unicameral National Assembly,
[Nohlen & Stöver, p352] which was
elected later in the year.
Elected members
*
Ivancho Hadzhipenchovich
References
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