Grand National Assembly (for constitutional changes)

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The Grand National Assembly is a special Bulgarian parliamentary body convened on rare occasions to adopt, amend, or fundamentally revise the country’s constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
special parliamentary body ⓘ
canBeConvenedBy National Assembly of Bulgaria ⓘ
constitutionalRole guardian of constitutional order in foundational questions ⓘ
convenesFor constitutional changes ⓘ
convenesOn rare occasions ⓘ
convenesWhen fundamental constitutional changes are required ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
countryCapital Sofia ⓘ
dissolvesAfter adoption or revision of constitution is completed ⓘ
electoralBasis popular vote ⓘ
hasLimitedDuration until completion of constitutional mandate ⓘ
hasPower adopt new constitution ⓘ
decide on changes to the form of state government ⓘ
decide on changes to the form of state organization ⓘ
historicalPredecessor Grand National Assembly of the Principality of Bulgaria ⓘ
isDistinctFrom National Assembly of Bulgaria ⓘ
isHigherAuthorityThan ordinary National Assembly in constitutional matters ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Bulgaria ⓘ
linked to: Bulgaria
languageOfProceedings Bulgarian ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Bulgaria ⓘ
legislativeType unicameral ⓘ
location Sofia ⓘ
meetsIn National Assembly building in Sofia ⓘ
memberRole deputy ⓘ
primaryFunction adopt the Constitution of Bulgaria ⓘ
amend the Constitution of Bulgaria ⓘ
fundamentally revise the Constitution of Bulgaria ⓘ
requiresForConvening qualified majority in the National Assembly ⓘ
subjectTo Bulgarian constitutional law ⓘ

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National Assembly of Bulgaria → historicalPrecursor → Grand National Assembly (for constitutional changes) ⓘ
Constitution of Bulgaria → amendmentProcedure → certain changes require Grand National Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Grand National Assembly (for constitutional changes)
Народно събрание → precededBy → Grand National Assembly (for constitutional changes) ⓘ