Chapter X. Coat of Arms, Seal, Flag, Anthem, Capital
Article 164
The coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall depict a gold lion rampant on a dark gules shield.
Article 165
The state seal shall depict the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Article 166
The flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be a tricolor: white, green, and red from top, placed horizontally.
Article 167
The rules for the placing of the state seal and the raising of the national flag shall be established by law.
Article 168
The National Anthem of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be the song “Mila Rodino”.
Article 169
The Republic of Bulgaria shall have for its capital the City of Sofia.
Transitional and Concluding Provisions
Article 1
- The Grand National Assembly shall dissolve itself after the adoption of the Constitution.
- The Grand National Assembly shall continue to function as a National Assembly until the election of a new National Assembly. Within this term, it shall pass bills for the election of a new National Assembly, a President, bodies of local self government, and other bills. The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Judicial Council shall be established within the same term.
- The Members of the National Assembly, the President, the Vice President and the members of the Council of Ministers shall swear the oath established by this Constitution at the first session of the National Assembly following the coming into force of this Constitution.
Article 2
Pending the election of a Supreme Court of Cassation and a Supreme Administrative Court, their prerogatives pursuant to Article 130 para 3 and Article 147 para 1 of the Constitution shall be exercised by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Article 3
- The provisions of the existing laws shall be applicable on condition that they do not contravene the Constitution.
- Within a year from this Constitution’s coming into force, the National Assembly shall rescind those provisions of the existing laws which have not been rescinded by virtue of the direct force of the Constitution pursuant to its Article 5 para 2.
- The laws required expressly by this Constitution shall be passed by the National Assembly within three years.
Article 4
The organization of the judiciary established by the Constitution shall come into force following the passing of the new structural and procedural laws within the term established by para 2 of Article 3.
Article 5
Judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall become irremovable if within three months of its formation the Supreme Judicial Council does not rule that they lack the necessary professional merits.
Article 6
Pending the passing of new legislation concerning Bulgarian National Television, Bulgarian National Radio and the Bulgarian News Agency, the National Assembly shall practise the prerogatives vested in the Grand National Assembly with respect to these national institutions.
Article 7
- Elections for a National Assembly and bodies of local self-government shall be held within three months of the self-dissolution of the Grand National Assembly. The date of the elections shall be scheduled by the President in accordance with his prerogatives pursuant to Article 98 item 1 of the Constitution.
- The elections for a President and a Vice President shall be held within three months after the elections for a National Assembly.
- Pending the election of a President and a Vice President, their functions established by this Constitution shall be performed by the Chairman (President) and the Vice Chairman (Vice President).
Article 8
The government shall continue to perform its functions pursuant to this Constitution until the formation of a new government.
Article 9
This Constitution shall enter into force on the day on which it is promulgated in State Gazette by the Chairperson of the Grand National Assembly, and shall supersede the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted on May 18th, 1971
