40th National Assembly of Bulgaria

{{Short description|2005 legislature in Bulgaria}}

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| name = 40th National Assembly

| native_name = {{Nobold|40-то Народно събрание}}

| native_name_lang = bg

| structure1 = BgParl2005.svg

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| seats = 240

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Government (169)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}|border=silver}} BSP (82)

:{{Color box|{{party color|National Movement for Stability and Progress}}|border=silver}} NDSV (53)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Movement for Rights and Freedoms}}|border=silver}} DPS (34)

Opposition (71)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Attack (political party)}}|border=silver}} Attack (21)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}|border=silver}} ODS (20)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Bulgaria}}|border=silver}} DSB (17)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Order, Law and Justice}}|border=silver}} BNS (13)

| body = National Assembly

| meeting_place = National Assembly Building, Sofia

| foundation = {{Start date|2005|07|11}}

| disbanded = {{End date|2009|06|25}}

| government =

| opposition =

| preceded_by = 39th National Assembly

| succeeded_by = 41st National Assembly

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

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| leader1_type = Speaker

| leader1 = Georgi Pirinski (BSP)

| leader2_type = Deputy Speakers

| leader2 = Nadezhda Mihaylova
Ekaterina Mihaylova
Petar Beron
Anastasia Moser
Younal Loutfi
Kameliya Kasabova

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The Fortieth National Assembly ({{Langx|bg|Четиридесетото народно събрание}}) was a convocation of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, formed according to the results of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, held on 25 June 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.plovdiv24.bg/novini/Bylgaria/Dnes-e-purvoto-zasedanie-na-40-to-narodno-subranie-8462|title=Днес е първото заседание на 40-то народно събрание|date=July 11, 2005|website=Plovdiv24.bg}}

History

The 40th National Assembly elected the Stanishev Government, which was a triple coalition government between the BSP, the NDSV and the DPS.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediapool.bg/sergei-stanishev-stana-premier-s-1-glas-razlika-news107492.html|title=Сергей Станишев стана премиер с 1 глас разлика|date=July 27, 2005|website=Mediapool.bg}}

During the four years of its term, the 40th National Assembly saw Bulgaria become a member of the European Union.{{Cite web|url=https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/video/history-accession-of-romania-and-bulgaria-to-the-eu_V001-0026|title=History: Accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU|website=Multimedia Centre}}

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