1880 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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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]
Results
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Liberal Party | 103 | –37 | |
Conservative Party | 50 | +20 | |
Others | 9 | – | |
Total | 162 | –8 | |
Source: The Times |
References
- ^ a b c "Bulgaria", The Times, 31 January 1880
- ^ "News in Brief", The Times, 3 February 1880
- ^ a b c d "Bulgaria", The Times, 6 April 1880
- ^ Bulgaria Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine World Leaders