Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, a Grand National Assembly is a special meeting of the National Assembly which may be convened in order for matters of special jurisdiction.
The first Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria was conducted from 17 April to 26 June 1879. Its chairman was Anthim I.

History

In the first Grand National Assembly, Alexander of Battenberg was chosen as Prince of Bulgaria.
opened on 1 July 1881, with conservative as chairman; commenced in 1886, with 443 members and chaired by ; convened from 3 to 17 May 1893, with chairman Dimitar Petkov.
In the which convened in 1911 with chairman Stoyan Danev, the title "knyaz" was changed to "tsar" and the assembly passed the Tarnovo Constitution.
convened in 1946 with chairman Vasil Kolarov. It passed the first constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
The passed the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria on 12 July 1991.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grand National Assemblies were convened in Veliko Tarnovo while the 6th and 7th were conducted in Sofia.