Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria

Country
Bulgaria

Art. 11. (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism. (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State. (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law. (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power. Art. 12. (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests. (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties. [...] Art. 19. [...] (4) The law shall establish conditions conducive to the setting up of cooperatives and other forms of association of citizens and legal entities in the pursuit of economic and social prosperity.(...)Art. 43. (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations. (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law. (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.Art. 44. (1) All citizens shall be free to associate. (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its aims through violence. (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State. [...] Art. 49. (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security. (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.