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Market Links survey: GERB remains leading political force, 44% of respondents want early elecions

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GERB-SDS would be the leading political force if parliamentary elections were held on August 1, reads a survey of Market Links commissioned by bTV. The survey was conducted among 1,008 adults in the period July 20- July 28. 

GERB-SDS earns the support of 23% of the respondents. We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria has 15.3%. The third political force is the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) with 12.8%. Vazrazhdane comes fourth with 11%, followed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (6.9%) and There is Such a People (5.2%). 3.7% of the respondents said they would support Velichie party. 

44% of citizens approve of holding early elections in October. 19% are undecided. 39% of respondents say they would vote in the upcoming elections. 20% said they would rather vote at the forthcoming elections. President Rumen Radev has the highest approval rating- 50%.




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