Editing Sofia (section)

===National government===
Sofia is the seat of the executive ([[Government of Bulgaria|Council of Ministers]]), [[legislative]] ([[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|National Assembly]]) and [[judiciary]] ([[Supreme Court of Bulgaria|Supreme Court]] and [[Constitutional Court of Bulgaria|Constitutional Court]]) bodies of Bulgaria, as well as all government agencies, ministries, the [[Bulgarian National Bank|National Bank]], and the delegation of the [[European Commission]]. The [[President of Bulgaria|President]], along with the Council of Ministers, is located on [[Largo, Sofia|Independence Square]], also known as The Largo or ''The Triangle of Power''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnt.bg/bg/a/triagalnikat-na-vlastta-ili-largoto-kak-se-e-promenyal-prez-godinite|title="Триъгълникът на властта" или Ларгото: Как се е променял през годините|trans-title=The Triangle of Power or The Largo: How It Changed Throughout the Years|publisher=Bulgarian National Television|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606210152/https://www.bnt.bg/bg/a/triagalnikat-na-vlastta-ili-largoto-kak-se-e-promenyal-prez-godinite|url-status=live}}</ref> One of the three buildings in the architectural ensemble, the former [[Bulgarian Communist Party]] headquarters, is due to become the seat of the Parliament. A refurbishment project is due to be completed in mid-2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bnt.bg/bg/a/kak-shche-izglezhda-novata-plenarna-zala-za-blgarskite-deputati|title=Как ще изглежда новата пленарна зала на българските депутати?|trans-title=What will the new Parliament hall look like?|publisher=Bulgarian National Television|date=2 October 2018|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=29 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529145527/https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/kak-shche-izglezhda-novata-plenarna-zala-za-blgarskite-deputati|url-status=live}}</ref> while the [[Bulgaria National Assembly Building|old National Assembly]] building will become a museum or will only host ceremonial political events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/narodnoto-sabranie-muzej.html|title=Народното събрание – музей?|trans-title=The National Assembly – a Museum?|publisher=BTV Novinite|date=7 October 2018|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008140007/https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/narodnoto-sabranie-muzej.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:National Assembly main building, Sofia, October 2016 02.jpg|The [[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|National Assembly]] building|thumb]]
[[File:Party House, Sofia (by Pudelek).JPG|The [[Government of Bulgaria|Council of Ministers]] (left), [[President of Bulgaria|Presidency]] (right) and the former Communist Party House|thumb]]

Under Bulgaria's centralised political system, Sofia concentrates much of the political and financial resources of the country. It is the only city in Bulgaria to host three electoral constituencies: the [[23rd Multi-member Constituency|23rd]], [[24th Multi-member Constituency|24th]] and [[25th Multi-member Constituency|25th Multi-member Constituencies]], which together field 42 mandates in the 240-member National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cik.bg/bg/decisions/4149/2017-01-27|title=РЕШЕНИЕ № 4149-НС София, 27.01.2017|trans-title=Resolution No. 4149-NS Sofia|publisher=Central Electoral Commission|date=27 January 2017|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404155706/https://www.cik.bg/bg/decisions/4149/2017-01-27|url-status=live}}</ref>