1882 Bulgarian parliamentary election

none Bulgaria 1882 1881 1884 All 47 seats in the National Assembly 24 29 November 1882Bulgarian voice newspaper, vol. 93 - 4 December 1881 yes Conservative Party 47 Konstantin Stoilov 326 Prime Minister Leonid Sobolev Sobolev (Ind. + Con.) Leonid Sobolev Sobolev (Ind. + Con.) Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria in 1882 to elect members of the III Ordinary National Assembly. As part of the amendments proposed by Prince Alexander of Battenberg after the 1881 Bulgarian coup d'état bg Преврат в България (1881) 1881 coup at the II Grand National Assembly, the number of representatives was reduced from 307 to 47, the lowest in Bulgarian history. The Liberal Party boycotted the election, resulting in another Conservative majority.Crampton R.J. A Concise History of Bulgaria 2005 Cambridge University Press New York 92 9780521616379 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ylz4fe7757cC&q=a+concise+history+of+bulgaria The Assembly convened on 10 December 1882.Хронология на Народното събрание http://www.parliament.bg/bg/16 Народно събрание на Република България Народното събрание на Република България 5 April 2014 Aftermath 1883 saw growing Russian influence and increasing disagreements between the Russian representatives (notably the generals Alexander Kaulbars and Prime Minister Leonid Sobolev) and Prince Alexander I over foreign and domestic policies, such as railway construction. Prompted by a bipartisan effort in the Assembly, Alexander restored the Tarnovo Constitution on 6 September 1883, resulting in the generals' departure. Dragan Tsankov formed a coalition government between Liberals and Conservatives. This was opposed by the hardline liberals led by Petko Karavelov. 150px| 150px|The compromise between the political enemies Grigor Nachovich (Cons.) and Dragan Tsankov (Lib.) resulted in the restoration of the Tarnovo constitution. References Bulgaria Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria