Back Vicepresidente de Bulgaria AST Вицепрезидент на България Bulgarian Vicepresidente de Bulgaria Spanish Vice-président de la république de Bulgarie French बुल्गारिया के उपराष्ट्रपति Hindi Wakil Presiden Bulgaria ID ブルガリアの副大統領 Japanese Bulgarias visepresident NB Wiceprezydenci Bułgarii Polish Вице-президент Болгарии Russian
| Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria | |
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| Вицепрезидент на България (Bulgarian) Viceprezident na Bǎlgarija (Bulgarian Latin) | |
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| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Bojana Residence, Sofija |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Formation | 1 August 1990 |
| First holder | Atanas Semerdžiev |
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The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the Constitution of Bulgaria, and the only active vice presidential office in the European Union (EU).[Note 1]
The vice president is elected by popular vote, alongside the president. Candidates for president and vice president run on their party ticket and are prohibited from serving in any other post upon election.
According to the constitution, the vice president shall be the principal assistant to the president in his/her official duties.[1]
In 1971–1990, the Chairmen of the State Council — Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989) and Petar Mladenov (1989–1990) — were the heads of state of Bulgaria. The First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council were deputy heads of state. The State Council was abolished on April 3, 1990.
Below is a list of the first deputy chairmen of the State Council and vice presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria:
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- ^ "Chapter Four: President of the Republic". Constitution. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2012.