site.btaConstitutional Court to Consider President's Challenge of Parliament Chair's Rejection of His National Referendum Proposal

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court said on its website Tuesday that it has instituted a case on a May 23, 2025 petition from President Rumen Radev to issue a binding interpretation of two provisions of the Constitution and to nullify a May 13, 2025 decision of National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova, refusing to include his proposal for the conduct of a national referendum on Parliament's agenda.

The rapporteur in the case is Judge Krasimir Vlahov.

Radev proposed to the legislature to resolve on holding a national referendum in which Bulgarians would be asked whether they agree to the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria in 2026. Kiselova returned the proposal to the President, arguing that it was inadmissible because it was inconsistent with the Constitution, three EU acts and one Bulgarian law, and with Constitutional Court Decision No. 3 of 2024.