nd, where appropriate, liquidation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs); (b) liberalization of agricultural policies, including creating conditions for the development of a land market; (c) reform of the countrys social insurance programs; and (d) reforms to strengthen contract enforcement.THE GOVERNMENTWe begin this section with the extract from the Chapter 1 Fundamental Principles, Article1:(1) Bulgaria is a republic with a parliamentary form of government.(2) The entire power of the state shall derive from the people. The people shall exercise this power directly and through the bodies established by this Constitution.(3) No part of the people, no political party nor any other organization, state institution, or individual shall usurp the expression of the popular sovereignty.Bulgaria is a Parliamentary Republic and the Legislature is the basic power within the country. The National Assembly is vested with the legislative power and exercises parliamentary control. Its mandate is for a term of four years. The Council of Ministers is the principal body of the executive branch. Chaired by the Prime Minister, it heads and implements the domestic and the foreign policy of the state, ensures the public order and the national security, exercises the overall guidance over the state administration and the Armed Forces. The Prime Minister designate is nominated by the largest parliamentary group and is given a mandate by the President to form a cabinet. The proposed Council of Ministers is elected by the national Assembly. The activity of the Council of Ministers is under the direct control of the National Assembly. Individual ministers and the Prime Minister are obligated to answer questions and interpellations addressed by members of the National Assembly.The statute and the competence of the local bodies of the executive branch depend on the territorial division of the Republic of Bulgaria. The municipality is the basic administrative territ...
