Editing Bulgaria (section)

== Government and administration ==

Bulgaria is a unitary parliamentary republic. The president is the head of state and is directly elected. Executive authority is exercised by the Council of Ministers under the prime minister. Legislative authority belongs to the unicameral National Assembly.

The judiciary consists of regional and district courts, courts of appeal, the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court. The Constitutional Court rules on constitutional disputes and the validity of legislation.

Bulgaria is divided into 28 provinces. The provinces are divided into municipalities, which are responsible for local administration and public services. Sofia is both the national capital and a province with its own municipal government.