Capital punishment in Bulgaria

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{{Legend|#3f9bbb|Abolished for all offences}} {{legend|#e8aa30|Abolished in practice}} {{Legend|#cc7662|Retains capital punishment}} ]] Capital punishment in Bulgaria was abolished on December 12, 1998 with the last execution, that of attempted saboteur Georgi Alinski, having been carried out on November 4, 1989. The Parliament of Bulgaria had introduced a moratorium on executions on July 7, 1990 and Protocol 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights came into force on October 1, 1999.

A 2016 poll found that 47% of Bulgarians were opposed to the Death Penaty, while 33% were in support.