[3] However, these rights were effectively rendered meaningless by a clause prohibiting activity that would jeopardize the attainments of "the national revolution of 9 September 1944.

[3] Unlike the Soviet Constitution, private property was allowed, provided that it was not used "to the detriment of the public good.

[3] In practice, it did little more than rubber-stamp decisions already made at the highest levels of the Bulgarian Communist Party[5] When the National Assembly was not in session, its powers were exercised by a Presidium comprising a president (a post equivalent to that of president of the republic) and 18 members.

The Presidium also had the power to declare war, make peace, amend the constitution, and approve the national economic plan.

Local government was exercised by people's councils, who elected executive committees responsible to the Presidium.