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Poll: Public Suggests No Way Out of Crisis to Politicians
Poll: Public Suggests No Way Out of Crisis to Politicians
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While the public does not offer Bulgarian politicians a clear way out of the crisis, a synchronization between the first two political entities, GERB-UDF and Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), seems like the preferable choice, according to a Gallup International Balkan poll published on Friday. At least half of the two main electorates accepts the idea, in case no alternative emerges.

The data is part of Gallup International Balkan's monthly independent research programme, conducted among 803 people between April 27 and May 5, 2023.

According to the poll, the public was left with a suspicion that the election may have been fair, with the GERB electorate being the exception. If elections were held again today, the results would be similar, and the losers would not change, according to the poll. Prior to her announcement as prime ministerial candidate, Mariya Gabriel enjoyed relatively good approval ratings, although she was too far from the top in terms of trust.

When listing options for the kind of government that should be formed, the biggest share of respondents, or 28.5%, said they did not know or offered no response. Nearly as many, or 28% said that it is best to form a government, in which GERB, CC and DB cooperate and support each other. Another 20.7% stated that a government should be formed where GERB cooperates with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and There Is Such a People (TISP). Nearly 23% stated that holding new early parliamentary elections would be optimal.

Over half of both GERB-UDF and CC-DB supporters got used to the idea of some form of joint government between the two entities. In GERB's case, however, the other half of the supporters mostly support the option of government with the MRF, BSP and TISP. In CC-DB's case, the other half mostly prefers new elections.

The most noticeable proportions of MRF and BSP supporters would love to see their respective party in government, even if that placed the party close to GERB. Vazrazhdane traditionally want new elections.

Bulgarians are not convinced that the April 2 elections were free and fair. Some 35% accept that they were, while 37.4% are of the opposite opinion. The rest are undecided. As expected, supporters of the winning GERB-UDF are more convinced with nearly 80%. By comparison, days before April 2, 25.2% expected a fair election, and 52.1% expected the opposite. The rest were undecided.

If there an election were to be held today, it would likely have a similar outcome compared to the April 2 elections. GERB-UDF would have been first with 26.8% of the vote and the CC-DB second with 24.1%. Vazrazhdane would be third with 14.7%, the MRF fourth with 13.9%, the BSP fifth with 9.1%. Close to the entry 4% threshold would be TISP with 4.1%, while Bulgarian Rise with 3.2% and The Left with 1.5% would fail to win any seats in parliament.

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