If elections were to be held today, 6 parties would enter parliament, a survey conducted in December by Mediana agency shows. The margin between GERB and We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB) has widened to 8%, with 22.9% of the respondents saying they would vote for GERB and 15.6% - for PP/DB. 13.5% would vote for Vazrazhdane, 12.2% for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), 11.3% for the Bulgarian Socialist Party, and 5.9% for There Is Such a People (ITN). None of the Above garners 10%.
Confidence in the government of Nikolai Denkov is low at 3.1 out of 6. The work of the cabinet is harmful to the country, according to 51% of the respondents, 18% say it brings benefits to the country, 27% of the respondents say they do not want new elections, but 41% now say they prefer to go to the polls, shows the survey conducted by Mediana using its own resources.
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On Tuesday the weather will be sunny and hot over most of the country. Clouds will form over Western and Central Bulgaria in the afternoon and there..
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