The current constitution was adopted on 12 July 1991 by the 7th Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria, and defines the country as a unitary parliamentary republic.

When government formation takes place, the President is obliged to give the first mandate over to the largest party or faction within the national assembly.

It is tasked specifically with making major alterations to the nation's constitution and is dissolved following the completion of the amendment process.

[5] His proposals were supported by his coalition partners in the SDS[6] and conditionally by the VMRO, pending additional amendments to return conscription and adopt further articles prohibiting same-sex marriage, among others.

[9] On 28 July 2023, 166 MPs from the parliamentary groups of PP–DB, GERB-UDF and MRF submitted to the Parliament's registry a joint draft amendment to the Constitution.

The draft divides the Supreme Judicial Council into a judges' and prosecutors' college, reduces the powers of the prosecutor-general and declares 24 May—the day of the Bulgarian alphabet—a national holiday.

Commenting on the proposal, the parliamentary Constitutional Affairs Committee Chairman Radomir Cholakov (GERB-UDF) said that, no matter how appropriate, it might divert the talks from the main topic of judicial reform.

In contrast, Delyan Peevski (MP of MRF) commented that the Movement for Rights and Freedoms is in favour of and will support these calls between the first and the second reading of the bill.