Since we
hadn’t bought a lot of souvenirs yet, we convinced each other to buy the Martenitsa
that Anou hit upon. Although I don’t really like red and white colored things,
this will get its own special place in my house.
Still
discovering Sofia, I decided to unravel the secrets of Bulgaria its politics. I’m
not fond of political matters, so my friends suggested me to write about it. They
said ‘this way you can broaden your horizon’ and in fact, I couldn’t agree
more.
What
could be more interesting than interviewing a politician himself?
Edvin Sugarev |
No
sooner said than done, I made a call to an ex-politician: Edvin Sugarev. He
gladly welcomed us to his little Bulgarian residence and immediately offered us
something to drink.
There
were books and notes all over his desk and it made me wonder if he might be a
writer.
After
introducing ourselves and telling a little bit more about our adventures, Edvin
started revealing the political information we needed.
Rosen Plevneliev, current President |
July 1991 was the basis of the new Parliamentary
Republic. The head of state is the President and he gets elected by a direct
popular vote which takes place every five years.
Of
course the President is assisted by a Vice-President.
Rosen Plevneliev
is the current President and his Vice-President is Margarita Popova.
The
Parliament consists of one chamber with 240 deputies elected for four years. It
has a lot of responsibilities such as control of legislation, the state budget,
taxes and of course setting the date for presidential elections.
Edvin
also mentioned that the power of the President is relative. He can bring a law
back to parliament for further consideration but he can’t make new laws.
Nevertheless
also the President has a lot of tasks: announcing elections, concluding
treaties, promulgating laws, acting as supreme commander of the armed forces, …
Last but
not least Edvin showed us a map of Bulgaria and told us his country is divided into
28 regions and 273 municipalities.
So who
said politics aren’t interesting? Definitely not me! ;-)
Have a
nice day dear bloggers!
Anneleen
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