REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Cover Image

ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛНАТА ДЕМОКРАЦИЯ НА МЕСТНО НИВО В СВЕТЛИНАТА НА ЧЛЕНСТВОТО НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ В ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯ СЪЮЗ
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Author(s): Stoyan Vasev
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Civil Society, Politics and society
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: representative democracy; municipal council; municipal elections; European citizenship

Summary/Abstract: This report explores representative democracy as a fundamental legal and institutional framework for ensuring the legitimacy of public governance in democratic states. It analyzes the key features and normative advantages of representative democracy at the local level, with a comparative focus on relevant provisions in European union and Bulgarian national law. Particular attention is devoted to the derogation mechanisms applicable to the Republic of Bulgaria, shaped by considerations related to national identity, as well as specific political and constitutional factors.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 175-187
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian
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