39th National Assembly of Bulgaria

{{Short description|2001 legislature in Bulgaria}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}

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| name = 39th National Assembly

| native_name = {{Nobold|39-то Народно събрание}}

| native_name_lang = bg

| structure1 = BgParl2001.svg

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| seats = 240

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Government (141)

:{{Color box|{{party color|National Movement for Stability and Progress}}|border=silver}} NDSV (120)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Movement for Rights and Freedoms}}|border=silver}} DPS (21)

Opposition (99)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}|border=silver}} ODS (51)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}|border=silver}} BSP (48)

| body = National Assembly

| meeting_place = National Assembly Building, Sofia

| foundation = {{Start date|2001|07|05}}

| disbanded = {{End date|2005|06|17}}

| government =

| opposition =

| preceded_by = 38th National Assembly

| succeeded_by = 40th National Assembly

| website = [https://parliament.bg/ parliament.bg]

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| leader1_type = Speaker

| leader1 = Ognyan Gerdzhikov (NDSV)

| leader2_type = Deputy Speakers

| leader2 = Blagovest Sendov
Asen Agov
Lyuben Kornezov
Younal Loutfi
Kameliya Kasabova

}}

The Thirty-Ninth National Assembly ({{Langx|bg|Тридесет и деветото народно събрание}}) was a convocation of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, formed according to the results of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, held on 17 June 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://m.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2001/06/21/25679_spisuk_na_deputatite_ot_39-toto_narodno_subranie/|title=Списък с депутатите от 39-тото Народно събрание|date=July 11, 2005|website=Plovdiv24.bg}}

History

The 39th National Assembly elected the Sakskoburggotski Government, headed by the former Tsar of Bulgaria Simeon Sakskoburggotski and his new centrist NDSV party in a coalition with the DPS, another centrist party. {{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2001/07/17/23141_ndsv_i_dps_se_razbraha_za_ministrite/amp/|title=НДСВ и ДПС се разбраха за министрите|date=July 27, 2005|website=Mediapool.bg}} The ODS and the BSP both declared themselves in opposition to the government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2001/07/20/26908_simeon_sakskoburggotski_ods_ne_pojelaha_da_se_koalirat/|title=Симеон Сакскобургготски: “ОДС не пожелаха да се коалират”|date=July 20, 2001|website=Dnevnik}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/print/arhiv_pari/2001/07/01/1543609_bsp_ne_gi_podkrepia/|title=БСП не ги подкрепя|date=July 1, 2001|website=Dnevnik}}

During the four years of its term, the 40th National Assembly saw Bulgaria become a Member of NATO and sign its accession treaty to the European Union.{{cite web |url=https://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/04-april/e0402a.htm?ssp=1&darkschemeovr=1&setlang=en-XL&safesearch=moderate |title=NATO Update: NATO welcomes seven new members|date=2 April 2004|work=NATO}}

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