1880 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. "Bulgaria", The Times, 31 January 1880
  2. "News in Brief", The Times, 3 February 1880
  3. "Bulgaria", The Times, 6 April 1880
  4. http://www.worldleadersindex.org/Europe/Bulgaria.html Bulgaria