1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election

Bulgaria 1881 1880 1882 All 328 seats in the Grand National Assembly 168 14 June 1881 yes Conservative Party 326 Konstantin Stoilov 50 Liberal Party 2 Dragan TsankovPetko KaravelovPetko Slaveykov 103 Prime Minister Johan Ehrnrooth Ehrnrooth (Ind. + Con.) - Sixth (Ind. + Con.) Parliamentary elections were held Bulgaria on 14 June 1881 to elect the 328Bulgarian Voice newspaper, vol. 51 - 18 June 1881, vol. 53 - 25 June 1881 members of the II Grand National Assembly, tasked with voting on the amendments to the Tarnovo Constitution, proposed by Prince Alexander of Battenberg after the 1881 Bulgarian coup d'état bg Преврат в България (1881) 1881 coup. The result was a victory for the pro-Battenberg Conservatives. Results The Liberal Party expected to win another victory, however Russia backed Bulgarian authoritarian regime (1881-1883) bg Режим на пълномощията Battenberg's regime and the Russian army was used to control the results. Only two liberal MPs were elected.Crampton R.J. A Concise History of Bulgaria 2005 Cambridge University Press New York 90–91 9780521616379 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ylz4fe7757cC&q=a+concise+history+of+bulgariaThe Bulgarian elections http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18810701.2.14# 3 April 2014 Sacramento Daily Union July 1, 1881 Conservative Party 326 +276 Liberal Party 2 –101 +166 Aftermath On 1 July the Grand National Assembly convened in Svishtov.Хронология на Народното събрание http://www.parliament.bg/bg/16 National Assembly 5 April 2014 and approved the amendments to the constitution proposed by prince Alexander I of Battenberg in less than two hours. They were similar to the Conservative's proposals during the first constitutional assembly elections in 1879 and included restricting civil liberties and reducing the size of the National Assembly, effectively suspending the constitution and making Bulgaria an authoritarian dictatorship. The regime was supported both by the European great powers and by Russia. In July the government resigned and was replaced by one directly led by Battenberg. A State council of Bulgaria bg Държавен съвет на Княжество България state council was formed as a legislative body after the dissolution of the Assembly. Several liberal leaders were improsined, while others fled to Eastern Rumelia. Many reforms were implemented, notably the Foreign and War ministries were overhauled and expanded. The Conservatives favoured a French proposal for the construction of Bulgaria's railway network, while the Russian generals led by the diplomant Mihail Hitrovo bg Михаил Хитрово supported an offer from a Russian company, which resulted in the change of the government after Prince Alexander convined Alexander III of Russia to recall Hitrovo and dispatch a general, Leonid Sobolev, to lead a new government and elections were called.Tsurakov, Angel. Encyclopedia of Governments, National Assemblies, and Assassinations in Bulgaria. Sofia, Trud Publishing House, 2008. ISBN 954-528-790-X, p. 25-32. References Bulgaria Constitutional Category:Elections in Bulgaria Bulgaria