First Kliment Government
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First Kliment Government | |
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 2nd Cabinet of Bulgaria | |
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| Date formed | 24 November 1879 |
| Date dissolved | 26 March 1880 |
| People and organisations | |
| Knyaz | Alexander of Battenberg |
| Head of government | Kliment of Tarnovo |
| Member party | Conservative party |
| History | |
| Election | 1879 |
| Legislature term | 1st National Assembly (21 October 1879 - 24 November 1879) |
| Successor | First Dragan Tsankov Government |
The Government of Bishop Kliment of Tarnovo was the second government of the Principality of Bulgaria, appointed by Alexander I of Battenberg with Decree No. 334 from 24 November 1879. It was for the most part a transitional government, made up at the time of a great political crisis, caused by the refusal of the liberals to govern together with the conservatives.[1] On 24 November 1879 the Bulgarian Knyaz (Prince) dissolved the first National Assembly and appointed a new conservative cabinet headed by Bishop Kliment. The cabinet lasted until 26 March 1880 when it was dissolved after another win for the Liberal party at the elections for the 2nd National Assembly.[2]
After the elections for the First National Assembly at the end of September 1879, the Liberal party achieved a grand victory by winning 140 out of 170 seats in the Parliament. In parliamentary debates, the Liberals accused the Conservative government of breaking the Constitution and passed a vote of no confidence in the Burmov cabinet. On the other hand, the Russian emperor insisted on forming a coalition government, in order to stabilize the political situation in the Bulgarian principality. Taking this into account Knyaz Alexander I tasked the liberal Petko Karavelov with forming a coalition cabinet. His reluctance to enter a coalition was used as a reason for the Knyaz to assign the formation of a new cabinet, consisting only of Conservative party members, despite the domination of the Liberals in the parliament.[2]
