The Fifty Second National Assembly () is a convocation of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, formed according to the results of the 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election in Bulgaria, held on 19 April 2026.
Positions and Leadership
National Assembly speaker and deputy speakers
The opening session of the 52nd National Assembly was, as per tradition, presided by the oldest elected MP, that being Gen. Rumen Milanov from Progressive Bulgaria.
Two candidacies were nominated for the Speakership of the National Assembly: Mihaela Dotsova, nominated by Progressive Bulgaria, and Petar Petrov, nominated by Revival. Dotsova was elected as the new speaker with 188 votes in favour, being supported by all MPs from Progressive Bulgaria, GERB-SDS and DPS. Petar Petrov only received 12 votes in favour, from MPs belonging to Revival.
6 deputy speakers were elected unanimously belonging to the 6 parliamentary groups formed after the election of the speaker: Ivan Angelov from Progressive Bulgaria, Raya Nazaryan from GERB-SDS, Ayten Sabri from the DPS, Atanas Atanasov from DB, Stoyu Stoev from PP and Tsoncho Ganev from Revival. Unlike in the previous National Assembly, an MP from the DPS was selected as a deputy speaker.
Permanent Committees of the National Assembly The chairpersons of each of the permanent committees of the 52nd National Assembly are listed below, with all being elected on 4 June 2026, almost one month after its convocation.
+CommitteeChairpersonParliamentary GroupTerm start Term End Budget and Fiscal Policy Konstantin Prodanov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Constitutional and Judicial questions Yanka Tyankova PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Economy and Innovations Stefan Belchev PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Energy Rumyana Petrova PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Regional policy, development and local government Martin Zhlyabnikov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Foreign Affairs Petar Vitanov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent European Affairs and European finances Galin Durev PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Defense Ivan Lalov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent National Security and Internal Order Petar Todorov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Oversight over the Security Services, special surveillance tools and classified information Rumen Milanov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Agriculture, food and forestry Yavor Gechev PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Labour and Social Policy Venko Sabrutev PP 4 June 2026 Incumbent Education and Science Dimitar Zdravkov PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Youth and Sport Petar Stoychev PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Healthcare Kostadin Angelov GERB-SDS 4 June 2026 Incumbent Environment and Water Halil Letifov DPS 4 June 2026 Transport and Communication Yordan Ivanov DB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Innovation and Digital Transformation Tomislav Donchev GERB-SDS 4 June 2026 Incumbent Culture and Media Anton Kutev PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Civic engagement and interactions with citizens Aleksandr Simidchiev DB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Human Rights and Religious Freedom Atidzhe Alieva-Veli DPS 4 June 2026 Incumbent Policies concerned with Bulgarians abroad Angel Georgiev Revival 4 June 2026 Incumbent Prevention of corruption Dimitar Balev PB 4 June 2026 Incumbent Tourism Rositsa Kirova GERB-SDS 4 June 2026 Incumbent
Temporary Parliamentary Commissions
Rule book Temporary Commission
Following the election of a speaker, a temporary commission was formed to review the rule book of the National Assembly. Dimitar Zdrakvov, from PB, was elected unanimously as the commissions chairman. Unlike in previous National Assemblies, the temporary rule book commission was formed not on the basis of parity, but proportional to the number of seats held by each parliamentary group. This change was supported by the PB, GERB-SDS, DPS groups, meanwhile it was opposed by the DB, PP and Revival groups. As a result of the change, PB held 9 seats in the commission, GERB-SDS held 3, while all other parliamentary groups were allocated 1.
Parliamentary Groups
6 parliamentary groups were registered in the 52nd National Assembly. Despite contesting the preceding elections together, PP and parties which composed Democratic Bulgaria formed two separate parliamentary groups.
Progressive Bulgaria
Name of GroupSeats Opening Session Progressive Bulgaria
The Parliamentary Group leadership was as follows:
+PositionName Political PartyTerm start Term End Parliamentary Group Chair Petar Vitanov Progressive Bulgaria 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Vice-chair Vladimir Nikolov Progressive Bulgaria 30 April 2026 Incumbent Galin Durev Progressive Bulgaria Olga Borissova Progressive Bulgaria Slavi Vassilev Progressive Bulgaria Parliamentary Group Secretary Asen Babachev Progressive Bulgaria 30 April 2026 Incumbent Svetla Kodzhabasheva Progressive Bulgaria
GERB-SDS
Name of GroupSeats Opening Session GERB-SDS
The Parliamentary Group leadership was as follows:
+PositionName Political PartyTerm start Term End Parliamentary Group Chair Boyko Borissov GERB 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Vice-chair Denitsa Sacheva GERB 30 April 2026 Incumbent Kostadin Angelov GERB Rumen Hristov SDS Parliamentary Group Secretary Aleksandr Ivanov GERB 30 April 2026 Incumbent
DPS
Name of GroupSeats Opening Session DPS
The Parliamentary Group leadership was as follows:
+PositionName Political PartyTerm start Term End Parliamentary Group Chair Delyan Peevski DPS 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Vice-chair Ayten Sabri DPS 30 April 2026 Incumbent Iskra Mihaylova DPS Halil Letifov DPS Hamid Hamid DPS Parliamentary Group Secretary Fatima Yaldas DPS 30 April 2026 Incumbent
Democratic Bulgaria
Name of GroupSeats Opening Session DB
The Parliamentary Group leadership was as follows:
+PositionName Political PartyTerm start Term End Parliamentary Group Chair Nadezhda Yordanova Yes, Bulgaria! 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Vice-chair Bozhidar Bozhanov Yes, Bulgaria! 30 April 2026 Incumbent Katya Paneva DSB Parliamentary Group Secretary Aleksandra Sterkova Yes, Bulgaria! 30 April 2026 Incumbent Aleksandra Sterkova DSB
We Continue the Change
Name of GroupSeats Opening Session PP
The Parliamentary Group leadership was as follows:
+PositionName Political PartyTerm start Term End Parliamentary Group Chair Nikolay Denkov PP 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Vice-chair Ivaylo Shopov PP 30 April 2026 Incumbent Tatyana Sultanova-Siveva PP Parliamentary Group Secretary Ivo Mihaylov PP 30 April 2026 Incumbent
Revival
Name of GroupSeats Opening Session Revival
The Parliamentary Group leadership was as follows:
+PositionName Political PartyTerm start Term End Parliamentary Group Chair Kostadin Kostadinov Revival 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Vice-chair Petar Petrov Revival 30 April 2026 Incumbent Parliamentary Group Secretary Angel Yanchev Revival 30 April 2026 Incumbent
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