Bulgaria’s Socialist Party Ahead of GERB - Poll

Politics » DOMESTIC | October 9, 2013, Wednesday // 17:22
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Bulgarian Socialist Party would win the elections for Parliament , if they were to be held now, a recent poll of Institute of Modern Politics, an independent think-thank shows.

If Parliament elections were to be held now, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP would win the vote with 18.5%, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB would be second with 16.6% , predominantly ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS would get 5.8% and the right-leaning Reformist Block would overcome the 4% threshold with 5.6% of the vote.

The poll was conducted between September 21 and 28 among 1 192 respondents by Institute of Modern Politics (IMP), an independent think-thank focused on good governance and human rights issues.

Extreme nationalist party Ataka, currently in the Parliament, would get 1.4% of the vote, while its rival National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria, NFSB would get 1.9%, both would not be able to overcome the 4% threshold, and will remain outside the Parliament, according to the poll.

Bulgaria without Censorship” , a brand new project of Nikolay Barekov, former journalist and current aspiring politician would have its chance to enter the parliament with 5% of the vote.

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Tags: Institute of Modern Politics, Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, Movement for Rights and Freedom, DPS, Reformist Block, Ataka, National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria, NFSB, 4% threshold, Nikolay Barekov, Bulgaria without Censorship, elecitons, parliament

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