Законите за политическите партии в Република България след 1989 година
The Acts on the Political Parties in the Republic of Bulgaria since 1989

Summary/Abstract: The introduction marks the basic concepts and functions of political parties. The transition of the Bulgarian State from totalitarian one-party regime to the creation of democratic principles that ensure the emergence of a multiparty political system is under consideration. The key documents as well as the constitutional amendments and laws that set the basis for political pluralism are also described. The paper addresses the main text adopted by the VII Grand National Assembly Constitution of Bulgaria concerning political parties and key decisions of the Constitutional Court regarding: ‘The right of association as a fundamental right of the individual’; interpretation of Art. 11 paragraph 4 of the Constitution, which provides the prohibition of parties on ethnic or religious grounds; the announcement to unconstitutional party the one that declared part of the territory of Bulgaria for foreign and show actions for its secession; interpretation of the term political pluralism. Subject to analysis is the regulation of the three Political Parties Acts, and amendments and supplements thereof. The main issues that the study focuses on are: the requirement for the formation and activities of political parties; assets of political parties; the sources of funding of political parties; dissolution of political parties; financial control over the moneyand property of the parties; election laws. In conclusion, some proposals are made for legislative changes concerning the regime of the political parties to limit the cost of government subsidies for political parties, as well as some proposals with regard to their modernization.

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