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UPDATE 1-Bulgaria's ruling GERB extends lead ahead of Sunday's vote, COVID could hit turnout Reuters 18 hrs ago * Ruling GERB appears favourite to win most votes * No clear majority coalition in a fragmented parliament (Adds Trend Research group opinion poll) SOFIA, April 1 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ruling centre-right GERB party has extended its lead over the opposition Socialists ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election but is set to fall short of a majority as smaller parties win seats, two polls published on Thursday showed. With coronavirus infections surging in the Balkan country, the ex...

Four in ten Bulgarians would be willing to vote for a political party with a positive message on LGBTI rights, according to a survey commissioned by GLAS Foundation and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. A total of 34.8 per cent of the respondents in the poll said that they would vote for a political party supporting LGBTI rights if their positions on other important issues aligned, while 6.4 per cent said that they would back a party with a pro-LGBTI position unconditionally. However, 38.3 per cent of the respondents in the poll said that they were opposed to the party they supported taking a pro-LGB...

Three days before the start of the election campaign for the 45th National Assembly, Alpha Research polling agency published a survey of electoral attitudes, co-financed by the agency and bTV. The coalition GERB-Union of Democratic Forces (SDS) registers 28.5% support, followed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) with 23.2%. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (12.5%) and “There are such people” (13.3%) are vying for third place. Six or seven formations look like entering...

In an effort to boost vaccination rates among a skeptical public, Bulgaria has opened up COVID-19 inoculations to all who want them — with many waiting in line for hours to receive a first dose.

Send to Kindle There are three possible election results depending on the turnout in election day according to Alpha Research Agency. The most likely scenario at the moment is after the upcoming elections on April 4 to have a fragmented parliament with 5 to 7 parties. This was announced to the Bulgarian National Radio by the sociologist Boryana Dimitrova from the Alpha Research Agency. There are two more options, the determining and unpredictable factor being the turnout. "COVID-19 can affect turnout. In a pandemic situation, no one can say with certainty how many people will go to the pol...