Country: | Principality of Bulgaria |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1879 |
Next Election: | January 1881 Bulgarian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | January 1881 |
Seats For Election: | All 162 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 82 |
Image1: | DraganTsankov.jpg |
Leader1: | Dragan Tsankov |
Party1: | Liberal |
Last Election1: | 140 seats |
Seats1: | 103 |
Seat Change1: | 37 |
Leader2: | Kliment Turnovski |
Party2: | Conservative |
Last Election2: | 30 seats |
Seats2: | 50 |
Seat Change2: | 20 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Kliment Turnovski |
Before Party: | Conservative |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
After Election: | Dragan Tsankov |
After Party: | Liberal |
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria in January and February 1880.[1] [2] Low voter turnout in some constituencies led to the results being invalidated and the elections re-run.[1] Unlike in former elections, the government did not attempt to influence the result,[1] resulting in the opposition Liberal Party retaining their majority in the National Assembly.[3] Of the 162 seats, the Liberal Party won 103 and the Conservative Party won 50.[3] When the newly elected Assembly convened, Liberal Party member Petko Karavelov was elected Chairperson.[3]
Following the election the government resigned, but incumbent Prime Minister Kliment Turnovski was asked to form another government.[3] Ultimately Dragan Tsankov formed a government and became Prime Minister on 8 April.[4]