President of Bulgaria

President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Президент на България
Coat of arms of Bulgaria
Incumbent Rumen Radev since 22 January 2017
Style	His Excellency (diplomatic) Mr. President (informal, more widely used)
Residence	Sofia (office), Boyana [bg] (residential)
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Precursor	State Council (1971-1990) Chairman (President) (1990-1992)
Inaugural holder	Zhelyu Zhelev Modern presidency; Petar Mladenov as inaugural Chairman (President)
Formation	22 January 1992 Modern presidency; 3 April 1990 as Chairman (President)
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	11 044 leva per month[1]
Website	www.president.bg

Politics of Bulgaria
Constitution 1879 1947 1971 1991
Presidency President (list) Rumen Radev Vice President Iliana Iotova
Executive Legislative Government Prime Minister (list) Nikolay Denkov National Assembly Speaker: Rosen Zhelyazkov
Law Judiciary Nationality law Human rights Courts Constitutional Court Supreme Administrative Court Supreme Court of Cassation Office of the General Prosecutor
Major political parties PP GERB DPS Bulgarian Socialist Party Democratic Bulgaria Revival Bulgarian Rise
Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2016 2021 Parliamentary: 2022 2023 2024 European: 2014 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Provinces (oblasti) Municipalities (obshtini)
Foreign relations 2007 EU enlargement Kristalina Georgieva Politics of the European Union
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The President of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Президент на Република България, romanised: Prezident na Republika Bŭlgariya) is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army. The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, Sofia. After the completion of the second round of voting, candidate Rumen Radev was elected President of Bulgaria on 13 November 2016.

In Bulgaria, the president's role is primarily as a symbolic figure, with the main function being to be the 'arbitrator' of disputes between Bulgaria's different institutions. They are not considered head of government or part of the nation's executive power. However, in the absence of a prime minister, presidents are in charge of appointing an interim administration, giving them considerable influence over the government during such periods (Zhelyu Zhelev in 1994-95; Petar Stoyanov in 1997; Rosen Plevneliev in 2013 and 2014; and Rumen Radev in 2017, 2021, and since 2022). On some occasions, the president has appointed the prime minister as well.^[2] The president is elected for a five-year term and is restricted to two terms, even if they are non-successive. After an individual has served two terms as president, that individual will forever be barred from being elected to the presidency again under the rules set out by Bulgaria's Constitution.^[3] The president addresses the nation on national television annually on New Year's Eve, just moments before the start of the new year.^[4]