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Prime Minister Boyko Borisov still enjoys the highest rating among all Bulgarian politicians - 56.3%. Photo by BGNES
As many as 31% of all Bulgarians would vote for a new political party if such is created, according to a survey done by the country's National Center for Public Opinion Research.
Among those excited by the prospect of a new political formation emerging, supporters of the ruling centrist-right GERB party unsurprisingly constitute the smallest share, along with followers of the far rightist Ataka, GERB's closest ally, and the rightist Blue Coalition, which initially suppooted the government but has grown increasingly critical towards it.
Some 58% of all citizens surveyed have stated that the ruling centrist-right GERB party has no existing alternative, while 10% believe the Bulgarian Socialist Party would cope better, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency informs.
According to 33% of the surveyed Bulgarians reckon that crime fighting is the current government, while 29% say it has no achievements whatsoever. 20% praise the government for working on highways, however, a mere 5% believe that it works in a transparent fashion and has the political will to carry out reforms.
33% of Bulgaria's citizens support the government, which is a 10% drop year on year. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov still enjoys the highest rating among all Bulgarian politicians - 56.3 %, followed closely by Regional Ministry Rosen Plevneliev with 55.9 and Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov with 51.5. President Georgi Parvanov has 40.9.
The political project “Progressive Bulgaria,” associated with President Rumen Radev’s circle, has officially begun the procedure for forming a new political party, according to an announcement from the coalition
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GERB leader Boyko Borissov met with ministers from the outgoing “Zhelyazkov” cabinet after they formally handed over power to the caretaker government, using the gathering to review the work of the administration and outline the party’s next political ste
GERB is set to hold a reporting and election national assembly on March 22 in Sofia, marking the start of the campaign for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19
Former president Rumen Radev said he will announce the structure, name and program of the political formation with which he will take part in the upcoming early elections no later than March 4
On Monday, Delyan Dobrev, chair of the parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, former minister and long-standing figure in GERB, is expected to submit a request to withdraw both from the party’s Executive Committee and from parliament
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reacted to the fall of the Zhelyazkov government during a live broadcast on his official Facebook page, following the mass protests across the country.
The government is making a second clumsy attempt to introduce the state budget.
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The current patient fee for a medical consultation has lost its purpose and no longer serves its intended functions, according to Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
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