1899 Bulgarian parliamentary election

none Bulgaria 1899 1896 1901 All 169 seats in the National Assembly 85 25 April 1899 yes United Liberals (LP-NLP) 119 Vasil RadoslavovDimitar Petkov #800000 10 Other Liberals 15 – 0 Karavelist Liberals 10 Petko Karavelov 2 Tsankovist Liberals 10 Stoyan Danev 1 Socialists 4 Yanko SakazovDimitar Blagoev 2 People's Party 2 Konstantin Stoilov 150 Russophiles no 2 – 0 Unionists 1 Konstantin Velichkov 0 Conservatives 1 – 0 Independents 5 – 0 Prime Minister Dimitar Grekov Grekov (Ind. + Radoslavists) Dimitar Grekov Grekov (Ind. + Radoslavists) Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 April 1899Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 978-3-8329-5609-7 to elect members of the X Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling United Liberals, which won 119 of the 169 seats. Voter turnout was 49%.Nohlen & Stöver, p377 Results The initial results were approximately: 90 United Liberals, 20 Karavelist Liberals, 30 Tsankovists, Populists and Unionists, 5 Socialists and 5 others."Information notice", Pryaporets newspaper, 29 April 1899 Several MPs were elected in more than one constituency and were required to choose which one to represent when the Assembly convened, resulting in 17 of the 169 seats being vacant. A further 21 seats were annulled and two MPs died. Snap elections were held on 19 September and 5 December 1899. United Liberals89 Radoslavists Liberals, 19 Stambolovist Liberals, 11 from the "ruling, governing or united Liberal party" 119 #800000 Other Liberals11 Undetermined Liberals, 3 Old Liberals, 1 Liberal-Constitutionalist 15 Karavelist Liberals 10 Tsankovists8 Tsankovists, 2 Tsankovists-Unionists 10 Workers' Social Democratic Party 4 People's Party 2 RussophilesThe prominent Russophile parties were the Tsankovists, the Unionists and the Karavelists 2 Unionists 1 Conservatives 1 Independents 5 National Statistical Institutehttps://statlib.nsi.bg/bg/v/NSI010000179 Statistique des elections des deputes pour la XI-eme Assemblee nationale ordinaire. NSI 1900 147 Aftermath Grekov's government continued its term, however there was a power struggle between the Radoslavists and Stambolovists within the newly united Liberal Party. After by-elections were held, the Radoslavists had a majority on their own and Grekov was forced to resign. He refounded the People's Liberal Party, which he led until his death in 1901. Radoslavist Todor Ivanchov succeeded him as PM in October 1899. In order to address the ongoing economic crisis, the Grekov and Ivanchov governments privatized the railroad stations in Southern Bulgaria, decreased pensions and salaries and the reintroduced the tithe, with the latter resulting in mass peasant unrest and the founding of BZNS as a political party. The police forces under Radoslavov's Interior ministry brutally suppressed the riots. The assassination of Ștefan Mihăileanu by the VMOK resulted in a diplomatic crisis with Romania. In November 1900 Ivanchov resigned after a crisis in the ruling party. He remained as the leader of an interim government, however he resigned again after a conflict with interior minister Racho Petrov, who succeeded him as interim PM. Ivanchov, Radoslavov and Dimitar Tonchev(politician) bg Димитър Тончев Dimitar Tonchev were later arrested for corruption and constitutional violations during their terms as ministers, by the First State Court bg Държавен съд in 1903.Tsurakov, Angel. Encyclopedia of Governments, National Assemblies, and Assassinations in Bulgaria. Sofia, Trud Publishing House, 2008. ISBN 954-528-790-X, p. 67-73.Kumanov, Milen. Political organizations and movements in Bulgaria and their leaders 1879-1949, Sofia 1991. Notes References Bulgaria Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria Bulgaria Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results