Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria

The first Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria was conducted from 17 April to 26 June 1879.

[1] In the first Grand National Assembly, Alexander of Battenberg was chosen as Prince of Bulgaria.

The second assembly opened on 1 July 1881, with conservative Todor Ikonomov as chairman; the third commenced in 1886, with 443 members and chaired by Georgi Zhivkov; the fourth convened from 3 to 17 May 1893, with chairman Dimitar Petkov.

The seventh Grand National Assembly passed the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria on 12 July 1991.

[3] The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grand National Assemblies were convened in Veliko Tarnovo while the 6th and 7th were conducted in Sofia.