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Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria 1991, as amended to 2015
Obligations of the State
- English
We, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
by holding as the highest principle the rights, dignity and security of the individual;
… (Preamble) - Bulgarian
Ние, народните представители от Седмото Велико народно събрание, ɜ стремежа си да изразим волята на българския народ,
като обявяваме верността си към общочовешките ценности: свобода, мир, хуманизъм, равенство, справедливост ɢ търпимост;
като издигаме във върховен принцип правата на личността;
... (Предисловие)
Obligations of the State
- English
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(2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of civil society.
… (Art. 4) - Bulgarian
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(2) Република България гарантира живота, достойнството и правата на личността и създавɚ условия за свободно развитие на човека и на гражданското общество.
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Obligations of the State
- English
(1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
… (Art. 57) - Bulgarian
(1) Основните права на гражданите са неотменими.
… (Чл. 57)
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Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria 1991, as amended to 2015 (English). We are aware amendments to the present constitution were adopted in 2023. To date, no English consolidated version is available publicly. Translation efforts are underway. According to Art. 3: “Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.”