Will Bulgaria Have a Stable Government After Yet Another Election in June? Our Readers Have Spoken
On our Facebook page, readers were asked about Bulgaria's stability after the June elections
If general elections were to be held in Bulgaria in the month of July, the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, would still prevail with 21.6% of the vote, according to a recent poll.
The opposition, formerly-ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, came second with 17.8%, while the liberal predominantly ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedom, DPS, is third with 6.7%.
The poll has been conducted between June 27 and July 4 by Gallup International among 1 013 Bulgarians in voting age.
In May and June, 23.5% said they would vote for BSP; in June 18.4% chose GERB, compared to 24% in May.
For DPS, the percentages were 7.6% and 7.1% respectively.
In July, the far-right nationalist Ataka gets only 1.8% support, compared to 3.6% in May.
The rival nationalist party National Front for Salvage of Bulgaria, NFSB, enjoys increasing support with 2.4% in July, compared to 1.3% in June. The party came very close to the 4% parliamentary threshold in the May 12 snap general elections.
The party of former EU Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria for Citizens registers 2.6% support in July. It had 3.7% in May.
41% of the respondents say they agree the Socialist-endorsed Cabinet of Prime Minister, Plamen Oresharski, must resign, but another 40% want to government to continue its term. 19% have no opinion.
Regarding the mass and persistent anti-government protests, now in their 28th day, 43% say they must stop, while 39% support their continued staging. 18% have no opinion.
39% are against new snap elections; 35% are for having them, and 26% have no opinion.
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