1880 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in
National Assembly.[3] Of the 162 seats, the Liberal Party won 103 and the Conservative Party won 50.[3] When the newly elected Assembly convened, Liberal Party member Petko Karavelov was elected Chairperson.[3]
Following the election the government resigned, but incumbent Prime Minister
Kliment Turnovski was asked to form another government.[3] Ultimately Dragan Tsankov formed a government and became Prime Minister on 8 April.[4]
Results
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Liberal Party | 103 | –37 | |
Conservative Party | 50 | +20 | |
Others | 9 | – | |
Total | 162 | –8 | |
Source: The Times |