Today, January 23, 2026, the Constitutional Court ruled on constitutional case No. 12/2025, rejecting the request of 49 members of the 51st National Assembly to declare unconstitutional the decisions of the 51st National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, to adopt the structure of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria and to elect the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria, adopted on January 16, 2025 (published in State Gazette No. 5 of 2025).
In its reasons, the Constitutional Court states:
Decisions on disputes concerning the legality of the election of a member of the National Assembly shall enter into force on the date of their adoption prior to their publication and shall apply prospectively in order to guarantee the validity of the acts adopted by the National Assembly and the preservation of the legal consequences arising therefrom.
All constitutional judges participated in the hearing.
The decision was adopted unanimously.
Link to the full text of the Decision - https://www.constcourt.bg/en/act-10263