Five Parties Certain to Sit in Next Parliament, Two More Stand Chance - Trend Research
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Five Parties Certain to Sit
in Next Parliament, Two More Stand Chance -
Trend Research
Sofia, August 18 (BTA) - Five parties are certain to win seats in the next National Assembly and two more stand a chance of election, the Trend Research Center found in an August 3-10 poll commissioned by the 24 Chassa daily. Face-to-face interviews were conducted among 1,010 people.
Support for the GERB party declined to 24.2 per cent, though it still maintained a narrow lead on its main rival, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), backed by 22.9 per cent of voters. TV entertainer Slavi Trifonov's party named There is Such a People gained support and placed third with 14.9 per cent, which gives it a comfortable lead on the next two contenders.
The standing of Democratic Bulgaria, a coalition of Yes Bulgaria and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, was also boosted by the protests and with 10.1 per cent voter support it shares fourth place with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, backed by 9.8 per cent of respondents in the poll.
A possible new party led by former ombudsman Maya Manolova (with 4.4 per cent support) and the current power-sharing United Patriots coalition (with 4.1 per cent) stand a real chance of entering the next parliament.
The August poll registered a drop in the favourability assessments of the performance of both Parliament and the government. Twenty-three per cent approve the cabinet's performance, with GERB sympathizers still firm in their approval. The favourability assessment of President Rumen Radev is slightly lower than in July.
The Trend Center registered a serious change in the perceived need of early parliamentary elections: 46 per cent were in favour and 37 per cent were against them.
The anti-government protests are backed by 60 per cent of Bulgarians, of whom 34 per cent support them fully and 26 per cent support them somewhat. Thirty-one per cent of respondents are opposed to the protests. GERB's electorate is almost unanimously against, while the opposite view is held by sympathizers of the BSP, There Is Such a People and Democratic Bulgaria.
Despite the prevailing support for the protests, 39 per cent of respondents are sceptical that the government will resign.
The protests of the past month caused considerable changes in the monthly indicators followed by Trend for several years now. The July survey ended a day before the first demonstration, which forms an excellent starting point for studying the social dynamics driven by the protests. The August study ended shortly before Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced his initiative for a new Constitution. NV/DD
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LN1245NW.106
106 POLITICS - AUGUST POLL - PARTIES
Five Parties Certain to Sit
in Next Parliament, Two More Stand Chance -
Trend Research
Sofia, August 18 (BTA) - Five parties are certain to win seats in the next National Assembly and two more stand a chance of election, the Trend Research Center found in an August 3-10 poll commissioned by the 24 Chassa daily. Face-to-face interviews were conducted among 1,010 people.
Support for the GERB party declined to 24.2 per cent, though it still maintained a narrow lead on its main rival, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), backed by 22.9 per cent of voters. TV entertainer Slavi Trifonov's party named There is Such a People gained support and placed third with 14.9 per cent, which gives it a comfortable lead on the next two contenders.
The standing of Democratic Bulgaria, a coalition of Yes Bulgaria and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, was also boosted by the protests and with 10.1 per cent voter support it shares fourth place with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, backed by 9.8 per cent of respondents in the poll.
A possible new party led by former ombudsman Maya Manolova (with 4.4 per cent support) and the current power-sharing United Patriots coalition (with 4.1 per cent) stand a real chance of entering the next parliament.
The August poll registered a drop in the favourability assessments of the performance of both Parliament and the government. Twenty-three per cent approve the cabinet's performance, with GERB sympathizers still firm in their approval. The favourability assessment of President Rumen Radev is slightly lower than in July.
The Trend Center registered a serious change in the perceived need of early parliamentary elections: 46 per cent were in favour and 37 per cent were against them.
The anti-government protests are backed by 60 per cent of Bulgarians, of whom 34 per cent support them fully and 26 per cent support them somewhat. Thirty-one per cent of respondents are opposed to the protests. GERB's electorate is almost unanimously against, while the opposite view is held by sympathizers of the BSP, There Is Such a People and Democratic Bulgaria.
Despite the prevailing support for the protests, 39 per cent of respondents are sceptical that the government will resign.
The protests of the past month caused considerable changes in the monthly indicators followed by Trend for several years now. The July survey ended a day before the first demonstration, which forms an excellent starting point for studying the social dynamics driven by the protests. The August study ended shortly before Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced his initiative for a new Constitution. NV/DD
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