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Bulgaria’s embattled Socialist-led government has seen a new drop in support, with some 65% of Bulgarians now disapproving of it, a new poll reveals.
A mere 26% of Bulgarian nationals want the government to stay in power, according to the poll conducted by Gallup International.
Gallup expert Parvan Simeonov has told a press conference that the latest surge in support for the country’s anti-government movement has been fueled by the blockades staged by university students since the end of October.
If elections were to be held now, the Bulgarian Socialist Party would win 21.4% of the vote, followed by the opposition center-right GERB (18.1%).
The Reformist Bloc, a recently formed union of opposition parties, would gather 6.7%, the poll says.
The Socialists’ main coalition partner, the liberal Movement for Rights and Freedoms, would have 5.9%, while the government’s other ally, the ultranationalist Ataka (Attack) would likely fail to overcome the 4% election threshold, as it is currently supported by merely 2.4% of voters.
Tuesday marks the 159th consecutive day of anti-government rallies in Bulgaria.
The protests were triggered by the appointment of controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National security (DANS) in June – and were fueled by a number of other controversial appointments and wider concerns about corruption.
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