“Education” and “literacy” as a Part of the Passive Franchise Law in the Bulgarian legislation

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Pages: 168-175

Abstract:

The constitutional requirement of literacy for participation in the parliamentary elections was dangerous with the possibility of an eventual initiation of restrictive limits for some minority groups. In spite of the negative attitude of some of the political figures that was provoked by the recent breaking away from the Ottoman Empire, the Bulgarian political parties, from the most extreme radicals to the conservative circles, showed European vision. In this way, for the first time in modern world history, a comparatively big Moslem group was not only enfranchised but was granted an adequate representation in the legislative power.

Keywords:

suffrage, minority group, National Assembly, Bulgarian Moslems

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