This is a list of heads of state of Bulgaria since the abolition of the monarchy in 1946, as well as leaders of Bulgarian Communist Party during the time when it played the "leading role" in the Bulgarian state. After the Communist regime fell in 1990, the head of state became the president. The president's main duties are to schedule elections and referendums, represent Bulgaria abroad, conclude international treaties, and head the Consultative Council for National Security. The president may return legislation to the National Assembly for further debate—a kind of veto—but the legislation can be passed again by an absolute majority vote.
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